Standard and non-standard measurements of wood density: how big is the breach?

It is statistically reliable to estimate wood density following the drying of samples at 70 °C for 72 h. The difference in the amount of water that remains in the wood after drying between 70 and 101 °C for 72 h is negligible. However, the geometric method of determination of wood volume is likely to incur a 'positive bias' of overestimation attributable to error in the estimation of wood density.