I milled a black walnut log for cash today. While I like the cash, I would much rather have just a quarter of the wood that came out of this log. It was 24" diameter at the small end and 75" long, and yielded a calculated 155 bf of 5/4 and 12/4 lumber and two semicircular opening cuts that will be good for benches. One small knot near the center was the only defect. Just amazing wood.
It's stickered on one of my racks until the guy comes for it. Maybe he'll forget.
John