thanks for all the reply´s. i did split the log in quarters and sealed the ends, i wil try and split the most of the thin rings off, might end up with quite narrow staves but i will try them annyways because it would be a waste to just burn it. while its going to dry i will keep an eye out for dead standing trees because it didnt feel good to kill such an old tree for so little wood. as for the diameter of tree´s, are the outer growth rings be just as thick als the inner growth rings on big diameter trees because i see it quite ofthen that the innner rings are way nicer compared to the outer rings.
and bownarra, i dont know where you live but i think the shipping cost for a piece of log from the netherlands to usa will cost a bit