I owned a timber company for about 10 years, needless to say, being a stockmaker also, many of the big ole' walnut trees with big branchs and Y's were made into blanks. ( to get the feather don't cut through the Y at the apex of the Y lines but cut as if you were trying to make as many 2 inch wide Y's as you could make). We would sometimes grub out the stumps and saw them as well but it's quite a chore to turn them into stock blanks. I'm thinking it would be tough to find someone willing to take the stump/roots across their blade as even after power washing they make a mess of a circular blade or a band either one. Lots of bark inclusions in the crotch pieces as well. Can't hurt to ask though and nothing as satisfying as restocking with your own wood. It should air dry about a year for every inch of thickness. Don't kiln dry it. Good luck with the endeavor. I'm still using stuff I cut. Jerry
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