[Cob] Easier mixing techniques to keep people loving cob

[howard at earthandstraw.com]

I had only been told that by an African woman I spoke to once, the animals just walked back and forth through the pit.  I think Ianto Evans mentioned it in a presentation I saw once.

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  From: drub 
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  Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:15 PM
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  Hiya Shannon

  Good to hear from you!

  Shannon or Howard ...  Have any good references for how animals were 
  used?  Was an implement used?  Some mechanics?  Or, did the animals 
  simply walk thru it?

  Thanks!
  David


  Shannon Dealy wrote:
  > On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, William Bates wrote:
  >
  > [snip]
  >   
  >> Has anyone ever used an animal to make COB?
  >>
  >> Has anyone ever heard of a " turn style "?
  >> It is a gadget that, when a horse or cow is hitched up to it, causes the 
  >> animal to walk around in the same circular path.
  >>     
  > [snip]
  >
  > This approach is documented in a number of places relating to historical 
  > cob, not having the traditional kind of farm animals for mixing handy, I 
  > never considered it, hadn't thought about sheep though . . . 
  > unfortunately, my brother sold his sheep, I'll have to wait and see if he 
  > replaces them with anything useful I can "borrow" :-)
  >
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