So lets get this straight. If the formula for calculating the moisture content in wood is:

Moisture Content (%) = Weight of Water in Wood      X100

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                                       Weight of Totally Dry Wood

or

Weight of water in wood divided by weight of dry wood X 100.

So then we need to have a known base line of what that wood is supposed to weigh when dry right?

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

It appears that you would need a board that is know to be at a "dry" moisture content. If you know it has been dried to say 8% then you could use that as a baseline.

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

That appears to be right John!!!

So I guess what we would need to do then is purchase a kiln dried board for our baseline and use it to determine when our wet lumber is ready.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

ohn Morris said:

So I guess what we would need to do then is purchase a kiln dried board for our baseline and use it to determine when our wet lumber is ready.

Cliff, great stuff and thank you so much! I was traveling down the wrong road with this then!

Someday I want a small mill and a solar kiln, someday!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops