Cob: RE: acquiring clay

[Patrick Newberry]

While I can get and have used Koalin clay, I find the red clay a bit
easier to work with. 
The Koalin clay I got was from the sand pit and is considered a waste
product. It was very clayish, 
lumpy and such so I would have to make a clay milk shake and then add it
to sand, where as the 
red "clay" I got already had about the right ratio of sand to clay so it
was more of a ready mix
type substance. 

I plan on experimenting with the koalin clay on my finish plasters this
spring however. 

Pat 
http://www.gnat.net/~goshawk

-----Original Message-----
From: David Knowlton [mailto:pilot1ab80 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:07 PM
To: Patrick Newberry; coblist at deatech.com
Subject: Re: Cob: RE: acquiring clay


Patrick,

Thanks. What grade is it? Is it kaolin clay? Does it matter?

David


>From: "Patrick Newberry" <PNewberry at HFHI.org>
>Reply-To: "Patrick Newberry" <PNewberry at HFHI.org>
>To: <coblist at deatech.com>
>Subject: Cob: RE: acquiring clay
>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:18:31 -0500
>
>This seems to be a recent frequent question.
>I'm surrounded by sand, but then I'm not far from Georgia clay either,
>but I'd call around. I get clay for about $50 a small dump truck load.
>Maybe about 4 or 5 tons.
>
>pat
>http://www.gnat.net/~goshawk
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Knowlton [mailto:pilot1ab80 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:49 PM
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Cob: acquiring clay
>
>
>Hi gang,
>
>How does someone living on and surrounded by sand acquire clay in bulk
>and
>affordably? I want to build a barbecue and a summer house for my cat to
>practice with the material.
>
>David Knowlton/Tampa Florida
>
>
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