"David Zaret" wrote in message
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heard a chain saw going this morning, walked a few doors down and they
were removing a perfectly healthy, 50' black walnut, about 24" in
diameter. trunk straight as an arrow. asked nicely if i could have
the
trunk, they said sure! brought over the car, loaded it up. i have
about a 7' section. heartwood about 16" in diameter.

my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise
with
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with
oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right? i figure i can get four or five 12/4 x 4-6" sticks,
6+
feet long.

advice appreciated. i've never claimed a log, never stickered, etc.

thanks very much,

--- dz


Better figure about 3 years - 1 year per inch. Call up Woodmizer and
see if there's a guy near you. They can saw it up better than you can,
with less waste and with better accuracy.