| Scots pine | Norway spruce | ||
| Surface | Surface | ||
| Tangential | Radial | Tangential | Radial |
MC after sprinkling, % | 28 (13) | 23 (11) | 19 (5) | 18 (2) |
MC after drying, % | 21 (8) | 18 (8) | 14 (3) | 13 (1) |
MC change, %-units | 7.7 (5.5) | 5.3 (3.5) | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.1) |
Number of checks (>1.5 mm) | 58 (45) | 22 (25) | 23 (27) | 3.7 (7) |
Total area of checks, mm2 | 43 (45) | 11 (24) | 32 (35) | 2.8 (6) |
Length sum of checks, mm | 248 (201) | 67 (81) | 111 (118) | 17 (32) |
Width sum of checks, mm | 9.1 (7.9) | 2.7 (3.3) | 5.2 (5.8) | 0.53 (1.0) |
Mean area of check, mm2 | 0.70 (0.56) | 0.48 (1.06) | 1.6 (1.95) | 0.35 (0.70) |