: I live in a small woods here in Indiana. It is full of walnut, and cherry. As
: I walked the dog yesterday I saw a 10 inch walnut tree that had fallen and
: split open. I thought about taking a peice back to the house and trying to
: saw or plane it down enough to start sawing a few strips to put on my boat
: for accent. It would be a lot of work but I am still thinking about it.

Do it! Dale Frolander used walnut on the deck of his Guillemot Triple and it looks beautiful. Besides, you can save the wood from just lying there and rotting. What a way to really make the boat "your own"!

Look for a sawmill operator in your area to see if they could at least square it for you. If you could haul the log to them, you might get it done quite cheaply.

Shawn