Cob castle turret

[Will Firstbrook WCB of BC]

Hi Pat,

Sounds like a great idea. I wonder would you cut-up the straw somewhat
to get the strawclay into the bag easier? What size bags would you use
and would you use the barbed wire to lock the rows of stuffed bags in
place or use some wooden/metal spikes?

For your dome, will you then use the tar paper, old rug, cement for the
top of the dome as described on your earlier posting?

Regards,
Will

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	"Patrick Newberry" [SMTP:goshawk at gnat.net]
>Sent:	Wednesday, March 18, 1998 10:13 AM
>To:	coblist; WFIRSTBR
>Subject:	RE: Cob castle turret
>
>You could put the light clay in bags (as in Nader's technique) and
>the bags would be the forms.
>
>I'm going to be attempt this sometime this year for the upper
>sections of a dome. I'll use earth for the lower portions of the dome
>and the light clay for the upper sections ("roof") of the dome.
>reduced wieght, more insulation, easier to haul up etc...
>
>Pat
>http://www.gnat.net/~goshawk
>
>
>> From:          Will Firstbrook WCB of BC <wfirstbr at wcb.bc.ca>
>> To:            "\"'coblist at deatech.com'\"" <coblist at deatech.com>
>> Subject:       RE: Cob castle turret
>> Date:          Fri, 13 Mar 1998 16:37:10 -0800
>> Reply-to:      coblist at deatech.com
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback.
>>
>> I was wondering if a light clay wall could be built without a form if
>> enough clay was used? Then use a good lime plaster for sealing the wall
>> from the rain and put a thicker cob/plaster on the inside.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Will
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From:	John Schinnerer [SMTP:jschinnerer at seattle.usweb.com]
>> >Sent:	Friday, March 13, 1998 4:02 PM
>> >To:	"'coblist at deatech.com'"; WFIRSTBR
>> >Subject:	RE: Cob castle turret
>> >
>> >Wow!  Pretty ambitious!  I get what you mean now.  I'd say the turrets
>>would
>> >have to be something much lighter than cob (perhaps light-clay, as you
>> >suggest - but round forms could be a pain to make).
>> >
>>
>>
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