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Pappy:
I usually peal the bark, I usually go over it with a scrapper lightly to get the gummy layer off under the bark ,seal the back and ends, split it into 1/4's or maybe even 1/8's if it is a large log as you describe, no narrower than about 4 inches then let it set a few months  and then ,with 4 inches you can get 2 bows from each stave after it dries, then split or saw it down to 2 inch staves, leaving it wide to start will keep it from warping. I also belly split the heart wood off, it will usually follow the heart wood grain right down the log if it is a clean log with no knots. I cook brats with the belly split heart wood. ;) :) Most hickory will split good with just a wedge and sledge, if not I will Cerf it with a chain saw and then split, most time that is not necessary . :)
 Pappy

ssrhythm:
Got it split at a neighbor's sawmill...tben tweaked my lower back lifting one end onto the sawhorse.  Bark stripped off fairly easily, and we moved it into the garage with a tractor.  Shellacked and starting to dry.  I think leaving it as halves is the right way to go, as RH here is sometimes painfully low and nearly always ridiculously low.  My plan is to just split off a stave at a time as I go.  Thanks for all the advice.

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