Cob: small cob housing

[Bill&Julie]

Hidare,,,  If what you are after is to get a leg up on the mixing
process,( ~¿~ ).. Then retro is a good way to start..
In jolly olde England, they used cows,, walking around a turn style,,, once
the process was started, one cow could make more cob than 5 or 6 people
could keep up with...  I would guess horses or donkeys would work as well...
( any one going on a vacation,, and would need a cow sitter )  Don't buy
,,,mooch!!!

To me the beauty of Cob is the ability to expand,,not the cob itself,, but
to add on to the house...
To make a chain of rooms that opened into an atrium,, add rooms as you would
need them. Then the house is never too small.

Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: <dkdale at earthlink.net>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 5:44 PM
Subject: re:Cob: small cob housing


> "Not to go fully industrial strength, but how could we utilize modern
equipment to make the job easier on our old joints and/or speed up the
work?"
>
> As homes go I prefer small and manageable - but as someone whose joints
have been known to creak on occasion, I second Mary's question.  Does anyone
know of any resources on this aspect of cob?  Perhaps a small free-standing
cement mixer (cleaned of its former contents) to replace feet for mixing?
>
> Deanne
>
>