help a beginner measure mc in wood with confidence

[Gene Nelson]

Thanks Jim,
I am building my own version of the Nossman meter.
I am curious however and will experiment at sometime in the future to see 
how low the mc of a spruce sample can go if placed in a sealed lab style 
container with a dessicant. Possibly a multi day exposure. I see no reason 
that zero or <0.5% mc cannot be had without damaging the wood or having to 
calibrate an oven. Wife complains when I touch the oven for shop stuff.
This would be a good zero reference for the meter as the sample would retain 
its - whatever was lost from baking -.
Gene