real dry oak wood

[happycamper]

I use to get free firewood from a funiture company
oak
and i used a mostiure meter and its 4 to 5 percent mostiure
and its real dry burns fast

 

[Ctwoodtick]

Those numbers are probably too low to be accurate. I’ve tested the pine framing of my 40 yr old house at about 11%. Unless you’re in the desert I don’t think wood can get dry naturally. Glad you have good dry wood though.

 

[begreen]

I'm sure those numbers are not accurate. Either the testing method is flawed or the instrument is out of calibration.

 

[happycamper]

I'm sure those numbers are not accurate. Either the testing method is flawed or the instrument is out of calibration.

the wood was klim dryed
and in boxes in the gurage for 3to 4 years

 

[begreen]

Wood will assume ambient moisture stored that way. For us, our wood in the shed after 2-3 yrs assumes about a 16% moisture level. 4-5% is below cabinet maker wood and flooring, both which must be exceptionally dry.

Did you split the wood in half and test on a freshly exposed face of wood at room temp?

 

[happycamper]

Wood will assume ambient moisture stored that way. For us, our wood in the shed after 2-3 yrs assumes about a 16% moisture level. 4-5% is below cabinet maker wood and flooring, both which must be exceptionally dry.

Did you split the wood in half and test on a freshly exposed face of wood at room temp?

the wood is thick scrap klim dryed wood from furniture manufure

 

[Woody Stover]

I'm sure those numbers are not accurate. Either the testing method is flawed or the instrument is out of calibration.

Could be that they control the humidity in a furniture plant, I don't know.