Cob: Re: Re: cob and rocks

[Bill&Julie]

Hidare! All * smiles *
 I found that the "ing.htm" must be on the URL for it to work..
http://www.walden.org/institute/default.asp?MFRAME=/Collections/Nearing/Near
ing.htm

this one should work,,

ô¿ô  bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "toswink" <toswink at mindspring.com>
To: "Angela Broach" <Angela.Broach at sas.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Cob: Re: cob and rocks


> 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?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Angela
> >
> >
> >
>
>