Cob: Cross-posted> Tractor cob at Ananda-Photo links

[Charmaine R Taylor]

Charmaine R Taylor wrote:

>  OK, here are some images I uploaded of the tractor-made cob walls at Ananda religious
> community in N CA  the color of the soil is a natural orangey-red, it is just
> gorgeous!
>
> all of this wall was completed with a small tractor/bucket loader, and the cob mixed
> in the parking area. Flexible bending boards are used as forms to begin, but not sure
> if thethe whole wall is done this way. Barbara Roemer on the SB list may  know.. she
> organized the visit to this site.
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANarchwindow.jpg
> A sculpted window and an open arch
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/Anbuilder1.jpg
> This is one of the tractor cob guys..Rob- and
> this is the inside of the cob wall entry
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANfront1.jpg
> front entry of the wall
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANLroofSV.jpg
> a side view of the living roof
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANlrSV2.jpg
> close up view of roof, during the hottest part of the summer the roof is not
> flowering
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANSeat.jpg
> A covered seating area inside the wall.
>
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANwindows.jpg
> Arched openings has stone slabs as sills
>
> Just for fun here is a private home cob entry arch still under construciton..see all
> the finger holes? these will help bond the next layer to the current cob.
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/Simonarchwall.jpg
>
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