[Cob] Sill plates and tractor cob

[Dulane]

Cats and dogs keep our spirits up. Off topic, I know.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: RE:[Cob] Sill plates and tractor cob


|
| I do believe they did.
|
| So if a) we had a horse or mule, especially one trained to run a sorghum
| mill, OR b) we could rent one of them--or even an equine trained to skid
| logs--fair number of those in my area--we could do it that way.
|
| So it comes down to--who do we know. who is helping us, do we have a horse
| or a tractor already (will turf tires instead of ag tires work--and if ag
| tires would be better, will a box blade help a lot?)?
|
|
| Livestock turn out to be pretty useful in natural building, IIRC.  Pigs
for
| sealing the bottom of the pond, sheep for tamping the soil into a
foundation
| under adobe.  Not to mention goats for clearing  blackberry brambles
poison
| ivy and honeysuckle.
|
| Genuine pet type dogs and cats don't do much, though.
|
| .....................
| Dulane asks:
| Did they used to use horses to make cob?
|
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