Greetings one and all. I have been stacking up my wood, along a 300ft fence, 1 row; I split and stack it, and cover it with a bunch of old corrugated steel roofing sheets that used to grace my barn.
I have been intrigued of late by the discussions re: moisture content. However, I've not had much luck so far with this. I purchased a 69.00 Extech Instruments Pocket-Size Moisture Detector, Model# MO100, but alas, it measured relative moisture from 0 - 100. You have to use a table to interpret the % moisture. Not good. I returned that.
So now I have the $19.00 JT-2G handy Osprey model.
For wood that has been cut for a month say, is it likely that the ends will show up with very minimal moisture (like 0-5%)? It does appear to work, though, as poking it into the bark of some more green wood does send it up to 39%.
At any rate, is it best to disregard both the outer and end measurements, and simply measure from the center, by cutting it fresh when doing so?
Thanks ... and I do hope this thread isn't too much of a bother. (I did review the earlier threads and i'm more interested in the actual technique of using a moisture meter, I suppose).
john
I have been intrigued of late by the discussions re: moisture content. However, I've not had much luck so far with this. I purchased a 69.00 Extech Instruments Pocket-Size Moisture Detector, Model# MO100, but alas, it measured relative moisture from 0 - 100. You have to use a table to interpret the % moisture. Not good. I returned that.
So now I have the $19.00 JT-2G handy Osprey model.
For wood that has been cut for a month say, is it likely that the ends will show up with very minimal moisture (like 0-5%)? It does appear to work, though, as poking it into the bark of some more green wood does send it up to 39%.
At any rate, is it best to disregard both the outer and end measurements, and simply measure from the center, by cutting it fresh when doing so?
Thanks ... and I do hope this thread isn't too much of a bother. (I did review the earlier threads and i'm more interested in the actual technique of using a moisture meter, I suppose).
john