[Cob] cob raised beds?

[Yun Que]

   Cat here,  what is the burnt clay you speak of?  What does it do for
   the morter and could crushed clay bricks be used?
   for the good of all C.
   >From: "Marlin" <lightearth at onebox.com> >To: coblist at deatech.com
   >Subject: RE: Re: [Cob] cob raised beds? >Date: Wed, 26 May 2004
   09:59:24 -0400 > >We used Urbanite for the foundation of our Cob Wall
   and it works pretty sweet, cut a score line with a concrete saw then
   pry up the sidewalk or driveway piece, put something like another
   small chunk under the crack (slightly to one side) and hit it with a
   sledge hammer - bang - perfect limestone blocks. They're flat on one
   side and rough on the other so you can chooose your surfaces depending
   on what you want, it turns into more of a stone mason type job, but
   very applicable to use in conjuction with Cob. For the Outta The Box
   project we chose to mortar them with Roman Cement (lime/sand/burnt
   clay) but you'll need to leave that exposed to air before backfilling
   as it needs to cure. > >Best, > >Marlin > > > info at outtathebox.org >
   www.outtathebox.org >"There are solutions to the major problems of our
   time, some of them even simple. But they require a radical shift in
   our perceptions, our thinking, and our values." > - [Fritjof Capra] >
   > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Teresa Banks
   <tbanks98926 at yahoo.com> >Sent: Tue, 25 May 2004 21:51:55 -0700 (PDT)
   >To: coblist at deatech.com >Subject: Re: [Cob] cob raised beds? >
   >Hmmmm.... What about Urbanite, broken concrete? That might be a
   little easier to find than stone, and if you use cob to mortar it in,
   it might work just fine. I kind of like this idea, and I will keep it
   in mind for the future.... > >Teresa > >Amanda Peck
   <ap615 at hotmail.com> wrote: > > >That sounds wonderful. We've got ledge
   stone here, but the pieces tend to >be huge and heavy beyond belief.
   People do move them--I was in a restaurant >at noon where the steps
   between two of the dining rooms were some huge >stones--4-6 inches
   thick--the largest over 5 square feet, in different >colors. > >You're
   right, might even be a little easier than a rock foundation, no
   >worse, certainly. And gorgeous. At raised bed size, and a bit
   thinner, >they wouldn't be too dreadful to move. > >................ >
   >Yun Que responds to those of us yammering about tires. > >Cat here,
   In my area there are many cut stone. I have collected them >for years
   and have made my raised beds from these. In areas that do >not have
   the cut variety there may be stone available to dry stack. >It takes
   some doing to dry stack but it looks beautiful. It's about >the same
   as doing the foundation to your cob only not as wide. When I >lived in
   CA the mexican workers were very talented building these. >The paths
   between the beds can be done of sand and lime it makes for >less
   weeding. >for the good of all C. > > > >
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