• Thursday, August 14th, 2025
A humidity meter is something you really should have in your shop. The cost is trivial. A thermometer is combined with most of them, as shown above. This one can fit conveniently on the wall with a screw, or stand on its leg, or grip steel with its magnet. It is about 2 5/8″ x 2 1/4″.
As we all know, wood is always changing as the air humidity changes. We really want to be in-touch, especially with wide flatsawn boards. Fittings and alignments will size up differently in a winter day of 35% RH (relative humidity) in a shop up north compared with a summer day of 75% RH.
Simple and useful. Set up one or more.
Category: Tools and Shop
Yes, I have both the digital and analog humidity meter. I also have a de-humidifier that I run 24-7. Here in Mississippi where our humidity is 100% most days during the summer, I empty the 2-gallon bucket just about every day. The humidity level stays about 45%. During the winter months, it goes down to about 35%, and the de-humidifier seems to never run. My de-humidifier is a HiSense from Lowes.
Well equipped, Eric!
I eliminated the dehumidifier when we got air/temperature/humidity management throughout the house. But then again, Massachusetts is a bit north of Mississippi!
Great job you do with managing your shop and the wood!