Hey guys, this morning I checked moisture on a few cherry slabs I cut 6 months ago. I was surprised when my meter read 13%. A few things to note - I use an inexpensive pin meter, and these slabs were not sealed on the ends. I cut 4 8/4 slabs from this log and was lazy, so I didn't seal them. I had expected splits through the pith in 1 or 2 anyway. Also, this log was down for a year or two before I milled it. I thought it would be higher than that considering the old 1 year per inch rule. 12% is the average reading in my stacks of walnut that have been drying for 4-5 years now. So why so low? Is this an example of case hardening? Just for fun I checked moisture of whatever kiln dried stuff I had in my shop, which was what I expected - 8%-10.5%, so I'm pretty sure my meter is reading somewhat accurately. Any air-driers out there than can give their thoughts? Thanks