DexterDay said:
1st off. Does not look like White Elm. Its more of a white color than that. Could be Red based on the color??
I have the same "General" M/C meter. It will read MUCH Higher when Buried in the Wood. The 2 prongs dont look like they are all the way in. Even in a "Fresh" split, the M/C can Vary greatly. The farther in, the better the reading. 14% is great, even if its just touching it dead standing. But overall may be a bit higher. IMO. Mine reads MUCH higher when fully buried along or across the grainb. Some say there is a difference. But if fresh split and fully buried in the wood. It does not matter. M/C is the same.
Yeah, it doesn't look too white, does it? It's actually slightly redder than it appears in the pics. I
did have the pins buried into the wood pretty good, despite the appearance in the pic. Didn't hammer the meter in, though. :lol: Definitely pleased to find something this dry. I poked several different spots...they all read close to that.
I'll be interested to see what the wood ID aces have to say about the bark. I should have got a better pic, but the one where part of the bark is stripped off is pretty clear.
This was at BIL's house, and I didn't steal his wood...this time. :lol: I was out in our woods the other day and saw Black Cherry that looked pretty dead, bark flaking off, and Dogwood with the bark off. I hope I can get as lucky on some of that.