The oven-dry method is the most accurate and reliable method of determining the moisture content (MC) of wood at any moisture content. Because of this accuracy and reliability, the oven-dry method of determining MC of wood is the method against which all other methods are judged. The oven-dry method is also the recommended way of determining initial MC when using moisture content based kiln schedules.

In europe the Standard for determine the moisture content is decribed in the Standard: EN 13183-1 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber - Part 1: Determination by oven dry method

Oven-Dry method

Brookhuis supplies various ovens and balances to determine the moisture content according to international standards.

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