So, after reading this thread, I just happened to be driving by Harbor Freight and stopped in. After also purchasing one of their MC meters and a infrared thermoeter I did a little cutting and splitting today.
I found that just cutting a round in half and testing netted a different reading than splitting the same round. Example-ran a saw through a 12" piece of oak that has been down for a year in 10' lenghts and got a reading of 34%, split that same piece and get 25%. It seems to change the farther in you push the probes? Whatever doesn't really matter, seems to burn great but found it interesting. Also tested many different spiecies that have all been down for a year and got results ranging from high teens to low thirties.
Thanks for the tip on this very inexpensive little tool.
BTW, for what its worth I have a log home that is about 25 years old, stuck the probe in one of my interior walls for the heck of it and got a reading of 10%.
I have also been playing with the Infrared Thermometer at all different points of interest. More on that later...
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