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Pat B:
Eddie, Check the Medicine Bow now and again in a few weeks and see how much it changes in weight in the AC.   Pat

mullet:
  Will do.

shaun748:
This is interesting because I have been wondering the same thing..  Even though I have a hickory bow I do not want to get below the safe MC percentage, but I definately dont want it to hold too much moisture.

Since I don't have a pin type moisture meter I have no idea how to verify the MC level so I have been weighing it here and there..

I had my "heat pipe" running about 12 hours a day at about 109 degrees & 20% and only lost about 1-2 ounces after about a week with the natural humidity running around 70-75% when the hotbox was turned off...

I just ran it for 24 hours straight last night and just barely lost 1/2 ounce.

Anyone have any idea how to convert weight loss to the reduction in MC for a finished hickory bow..

mullet:
  I don't,but there is a store that sells tools with a name that is a safe haven for boat cargo that has a cheap moisture meter that works.

shaun748:
Hey Mullet, You have any experiance with these meters??   I may need to break down and get one..

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