My FIL has a nice hunk of cherry log - about 10" to 11" in diameter and six or seven feet long that he'll give away if anyone's interested. He set it aside for me some time back, but being up here in Juneau it's hard/expensive to get it here. If anyone's interested, ping me via email and I can put you in touch with him. Or look up "The House Doctor" in the phone book. They're down in S.E. actually, Milwaukee area...
...Kevin