Cob: basic notions

[Patricia L. MacKenzie]

Hi from ruanmackenzie at hotmail.com:

Sorry for the lack of intro but I've been otherwise occupied. Hope no one 
thinks I'm rude.
Reply to Eduardo - here, most types of straw appear to be dried grass of a 
thick stemmed sort, in addition to harvested agricultural crops.

Hope this helps.


>From: "Eduardo" <kaojorge at ig.com.br>
>Reply-To: "Eduardo" <kaojorge at ig.com.br>
>To: <coblist at deatech.com>
>Subject: Cob: basic notions
>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 06:09:23 -0300
>
>Hi, people!
>My name is Eduardo. I´m from Brazil.
>Sorry, my english is not good. I can read much better than write. But i 
>will try some communication with you.
>I just have discovered the cob construction. I am fascinated with this kind 
>of earth building. I have made some adobes in my site and i think the soil 
>is very good. The adobes are now like a stone and there is no fissure. So 
>is it a good reason to the soil be good for cob? I would like to know what 
>is exactly straw, because i looked at dictionary and there is no 
>especification. Straw here in Brasil can be any kind of dry leaf, but i 
>imagine that when you say straw in cob, you are refering to a specific 
>straw?
>  I would be very greatfull if someone could help me. I looked for any book 
>here in Brasil but i could not find. If there is any step-by-step 
>information, please send me.
>Thank you,
>Eduardo
>My email: kaojorge at ig.com.br

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