"George" George@least wrote in message
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"BobS" wrote in message
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Also consider that the readings you're getting from completed projects
were
(most likely) in a nice heated environment all winter and dry as hell -
now.
Wait a couple of weeks (rain forecasted all next week for this area) for
your house humidity to get up to normal (RH 40% +) and measure again.


There's the answer, only poorly enunciated. Check the relative humidity
in the area where the wood is stored, then check against the table EMC for
that relative humidity.

A "dry basement" can mean a lot of things. Mine's the 4' deep kind and is
heated, so the lumber stored there is at 4% right now - but climbing.
Dehumidifier will go on line by the beginning of June, but to maintain
55% in the shop it won't run much save when the rains come.

It is a standard 8' heated basement. Your wood measures 4% now? Where are
you located.

You didn't mention the corrections for your meter. Most have to have them
to be even close to accurate across species.
No, it doesn't have any corrections; probably too cheap.