re: Milling Lumber

I have a pinless Wagner moisture meter and fresh cut wood reads over 36%. But after about 4-6 months it gets around 24-28% stacked with stickers under cover with some air flow. 5/4 hardwoods I have found dry roughly in 3-4 weeks to close to 10% in the kiln. I can get the temp up to 150 or so and I think at a few days I get close to sterilization. All oaks are finicky drying for me but white seems more stable. Quarter sawn is my favorite and is definitely more stable. Oak in general dries all the bad ways. Tends to crack split twist cup and warp. I just cut a little thicker and take more time and then mill it out as best I can. I am getting into wood turning and will cut a bunch of bowl blanks and see how drying goes with thick wood