! I don't put too much credence in moisture meters but it doesn't exactly contradict Dennis' 3 year theory either. lol
Nice Steve. It might measure a little higher in a fresh split, but you still have some nice seasoned wood there.
I was wondering when you guys would mention that. Actually, I chopped a split that was too long in half with my chop saw. So the meter is stuck as close to the middle as you can get. There is a little difference some times between "with the grain" and "accross the grain", but like I said, I like the "Dennis Method" the best anyway.
I just like to mess with gadjets and curious to see if the meter says the same thing the wood says when it burns.......dryyyyyy.
Dave, I have done that before and all I remember is that there was a difference, but I don't remember how much. I will try it and see.I don't think I've ever bothered to compare 2-3 year old wood by checking the end, then splitting and checking the fresh face.
Curious now.
Come on Steve, you know you want to.
I did recently resplit a piece of Oak and the fresh split face was 16%, so I'm happy with that.
The year old soft Maple still has a tiny amount of water in some splits, but not enough to make a real difference. Burns well, but I haven't checked the MC yet.
Something to do on a rainy day....like today.
I've never noticed any difference between checking with the grain or across the grain, but I have found huge differences between measuring the dry exterior of the wood and splitting (or cutting) open the wood and taking a moisture reading inside.
