[Cob] Natural Builder rates

[Rodger Chenoweth]

Traditionally horses were used for making plaster... I read  
somewhere.  The manure was a great side benefit.  Seems to me the  
perfect way to do it!

Rodger

On 6-May-06, at 2:43 PM, Bill&Julie wrote:

> Does anyone use animals to mix COB???
>
> Years ago, haven't seen him on the list for quite some time,
> I talked to a guy in England, that said, One cow mixing cob
> on a turn style, could keep four cobbers busy...
>
> Thinking out of the barn,,bill  ô¿ô
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Montagne" <michael at themontagnes.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:07 AM
> Subject: [Cob] Natural Builder rates
>
>
>> I have a couple of projects for my backyard.  1 is a bench perhaps  
>> 12 feet
> long
>> and the other a storage shed.  Each will have a natural form and  
>> lots of
>> undulations.  I was considering hiring a natural builder to do all  
>> or part
> of
>> the work, especially the finishes.  What I'd like to know is a  
>> general,
>> ballpark figure of what I may expect to spend for a person's time  
>> on a
> project
>> like this?  Part of the reason to hire a pro is to help get me  
>> trained to
> do
>> more work like this in the future.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Montagne
>> michael at themontagnes.com
>> http://www.themontagnes.com
>>
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