What is Wood Moisture Content?

In this second installment of Wagner Meters’ Wood Moisture Measurement webinar series, presenter Charlie Phillips from Pittsburg State University tackles a foundational question: what is wood moisture content? Knowing how moisture lives inside wood, and how it’s measured, is essential for anyone who works with wood and wants to avoid costly, moisture-related mistakes in the finished product.

View the entire series: Wood Moisture Video Series for Woodworking

• Part 1: Wood Moisture Measurement Webinar Introduction
• Part 2: What is Wood Moisture Content? (this video)
• Part 3: Shrinking, Swelling, and Moisture Content
• Part 4: How Moisture Content Affects Products
• Part 5: How to Correct Wood Moisture Content
• Part 6: The Relationship between Wood and Moisture
• Part 7: The Relationship between Relative Humidity and Moisture Content
• Part 8: Moisture Content from the Manufacturer to the End User
• Part 9: Storing Wood at the Correct Moisture Content or EMC

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