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Tonewood Moisture Risk with moisture defect severity of 3 score: a worked example

Suppose moisture defect severity falls to 3 score. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Score the moisture risk on incoming tonewood lots so you can rank lots, hold the worst ones, and decide which need more kiln time or supplier follow up.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Moisture defect severity: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Moisture occurrence likelihood: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Moisture detection ability: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Tonewood moisture risk score = moisture defect severity × moisture occurrence likelihood × moisture detection ability.
  • Tonewood moisture risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Moisture defect severity works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Moisture occurrence likelihood works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Moisture detection ability works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where moisture defect severity sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • It multiplies severity, occurrence, and detection scores into a single risk priority number for a tonewood lot so lots can be ranked and triaged. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Tonewood moisture risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Moisture defect severity: 3 score
  • Moisture occurrence likelihood: 4 score
  • Moisture detection ability: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Tonewood Moisture Risk calculator, set moisture defect severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.