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Cob Cistern

HandyM2 at aol.com HandyM2 at aol.com
Thu Oct 29 23:12:41 CST 1998


In a message dated 98-10-29 09:30:34 EST, you write:

<< How do you go about making a cistern out of cob? Is it water tight with
 just the cob, or does it need to have some sort of coating? 
 Thanks, Jen
  >>
???  Cob is Mud and Straw mixed together and dried as building material.  As a
Cistern??  A water holding structure??  

Maybe you are asking about the 1/3 rd Lime to Earth Mixture to stablize earth
into a sort of Roman Cement?

Cobbers can correct me if I am in error.  Be gentle please <G>

Michael