Cob: finishing a cob floor

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Vicki and David Wicker wrote:

> Hello all,
> I've been making practice bricks for pouring an earthen/cob floor. The
> bricks have turned out well. However, the suggestion I had been giving for
> putting on a finish was boiled linseed oil. I've tried this on my practice
> bricks. Even after several coats it still keeps soaking in and still looks
> very dry. Any suggestions?
> Vicki Wicker
> Arkansas

The specifics of your cob mix may make some difference, and I am guessing
that if you don't let it dry enough between coats that it could make a
difference as well.  I did a quick write-up on cob floors in this posting
to the coblist that may be helpful:

    http://www.deatech.com/natural/coblist/coblist-web/1996/0052.html

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