Whether your drying wood in a dry kiln or out in the yard, a decent moisture meter will tell you exactly what is going on inside the boards or slabs. Moisture content is exactly what we are getting rid of prior to finishing any boards. Throughout time, we used all the cheap meters to track moisture content but they gave us inconsistent readings time and time again. You have a problem when you cannot rely on your moisture meter to tell you accurately what the moisture content of the wood is. That is why we selective list only moisture meters that we use. The Lignomat is my favorite and it is user friendly, too.

Lignomat Moisture Meters

Delmhorst Moisture Meters