Cob: suggestions??

Wed Oct 2 07:43:03 PDT 2002

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Good morning,
    I have spent a great deal of time reading and listening to the =
wisdom and knowlegd her.  Now it is time to get muddy.... so I seek =
advice from any of you.    I have an old small wood stove.. all joints =
are cracked and not repairable... so yesterday... I began process of =
enclosing this wood stove in cob oven type... as I wish to use it in =
green house...and I need to do something to show some folks where I =
live... so they get the idea.
    Ok...so what I have done... this wood stove is 24" from wood wall... =
wood wall is lined with lava rock...which I have an over abundance of... =
and all this has been filled in with cob material...minus straw...as no =
load bearing needed  (I have a natural good sand/clay soil mix where I =
live  so have merely added some lime to soil and added water...mixed and =
shaped....)  I have a short pipe with draft control... and plan to place =
cob around this three feet of pipe...then form rest of pipe with cob... =
also I thought I would try and place a small oven on top of wood stove =
making it duel purpose.  The only thing that will be open when I am =
done... is front door of this old wood stove.
    Now I admit... I don't know squat here... but this is a good test =
run for me... and as I said... will allow me to show some folks here =
what I have been talking about for months...regarding cob building.
    I thought about putting bricks on top of wood stove... and my one =
concern is the top of wood stove also has joint problems.. so wondered =
about putting a layer of cob down???  If so, how thick?  I would be =
grateful for any and all input... things I may have not taken into =
consideration... thanks.
                 Respectfully,
                       Aile
            Nake nula waun yelo/ksto
"Better to die on one's feet  than live on one's knees"

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Good morning,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have spent a great deal =
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reading and listening to the wisdom and knowlegd her.&nbsp; Now it is =
time to=20
get muddy.... so I seek advice from any of you.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have =
an old=20
small wood stove.. all joints are cracked and not repairable... so =
yesterday...=20
I began process of enclosing this wood stove in cob oven type... as I =
wish to=20
use it in green house...and I need to do something to show some folks =
where I=20
live... so they get the idea.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT =
color=3D#000000>Ok...so=20
what I have done... this wood stove is 24" from wood wall... wood wall =
is lined=20
with lava rock...which I have an over abundance of... and all this has =
been=20
filled in with cob material...minus straw...as no load bearing =
needed&nbsp; (I=20
have a natural good sand/clay soil mix where I live&nbsp; so have merely =
added=20
some lime to soil and added water...mixed and shaped....)&nbsp; I have a =
short=20
pipe with draft control... and plan to place cob around this three feet =
of=20
pipe...then form rest of pipe with cob... also I thought I would try and =
place a=20
small oven on top of wood stove making it duel purpose.&nbsp; The only =
thing=20
that will be open when I am done... is front door of this old wood=20
stove.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I admit... I don't =
know squat=20
here... but this is a good test run for me... and as I said... will =
allow me to=20
show some folks here what I have been talking about for =
months...regarding cob=20
building.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I thought about putting =
bricks on=20
top of wood stove... and my one concern is the top of wood stove also =
has joint=20
problems.. so wondered about putting a layer of cob down???&nbsp; If so, =
how=20
thick?&nbsp; I would be grateful for any and all input... things I may =
have not=20
taken into consideration... thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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Respectfully,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
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Aile<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
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knees"<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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