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[Cob] Easier mixing techniques to keep people loving cob

Carrie thinksaloud at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 15:51:15 CST 2009


Ray,
In your pictures...What do you do for the cob lizard bench to protect it
from rain?
Carrie
Salt Lake City

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Ray Cirino <cobanation at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
> The thing that people don't like so much and keeps cob from growing faster
> is the mixing techniques. When I learned how to do it, I was turned off,
> because my hands,and feet were bleeding ever time I mixed. It was from the
> sharp gravel and straw. My back, neck, arms, and body was hurting. I had to
> figure out a way to solve these issues. Living in LA I do junk yard tours
> where I find everything to build rocket stoves to mixing tarps that are way
> more sustainable. Using permaculture design I was able to clean up the cob
> mixing problems once and for all. How much time do we spend cleaning our
> hands and feet?
> We need more people to come together on the weekend and play with the
> earth, not to work and be worn out. Here's a sample of how I see we all
> could take it to the next level.
>
> http://people.tribe.net/raycirino/photos
>
> Now let's have more fun,
> Ray
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