Review on Enhanced Digital Moisture Meter - Sonin 50218 by John Mejia

This is a nicely packaged, compact unit. The orange protective cap on the styluses is a nice touch, but apparently some have been misled into believing this is a stylus-less model. I bought this to determine when the boards are dry enough (8-12% MC) to be able to make wooden bows. I've tried it on American Sycamore, Black Walnut, Acacia, Black Cherry and Oak and have never been able to get stable readings - I usually get variable readings between 0-2%. It reads better on very wet wood (e.g. after steam heating the curve), so it works, but not for me. I should have saved my money for the Wagner. Update: After aging more promising bows for a season in damp storage (required 1-2 gallons of water per day to maintain 42-44%) I can now get wood stats around 10%; much smaller, probably too dry to use anyway. Sometimes when it is difficult to get a stable reading, it is better to stick the pins into the wood and then turn on the power. Would still like an expensive version without pins, but it still works for me.