Absolutely !!!
To both of you......
I find the black walnut I have to be my very favorite...it's very old though, like 16 years old & mellowed quite a bit.....I would let it cure quite awhile if you can.......................split it while it's still wet & store up off the ground somewhere......
If you wait to split, it's hard as a rock............
The cores of the big rounds I have I've been carving up & sending to Brian, also.....a lot of the smaller chunks that don't come out right for what he needs go into a big apple box for smoke.....
The grain of the stuff is just plain groovy.................
That's it there ~~>
Gives a nice color finish ~~~>