Cob: Re: cob and rocks

[toswink]

look for scott and helen nearing's book
they had articles in mother earth news
and some are found on the web.

go to bookfinder.com then put in nearing
or liveing the simple life sp?
http://www.walden.org/institute/default.asp?MFRAME=/Collections/Nearing/Near
ing.htm

They lived in what they built and had much wisdom to share.
anyone that loves cob will love them too.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Angela Broach" <Angela.Broach at sas.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: Cob: cob and rocks


> I was wondering...  If you built a cob wall about 3 feet thick and had the
outside of it with embedded rocks (about grapefruit sized) so that the
outside looked like a stone wall with cob mortar, would that help or hurt
with possible erosions problems?  On one hand it would seem like it would
help because less cob would be exposed, but the rocks may create channels
that concentrate any run off.  Also would that cause problems with
breathability?
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> thanks,
> Angela
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