[Cob] Earthbag

[Tim Boman]

Dan,

I have recently moved into the same area, living near Gig Harbor now.  Have
you done any testing of the earth in the area?  I have been learning from my
roommate that most of the geology of the Puget Sound Region is Glacial.  I
have been meaning to get a couple mason jars and do some test like they
discuss in 'The Hand Sculpted House'  I have been doing some digging (mainly
to hand dig a dry well off of our driveway and I think that aside from
removing the larger rocks, the earth may be nearly perfect for Cob.

Just a thought.

Regards,
Tim

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Dan Burbank <dan at crookedbear.com> wrote:

> I am reading sandbag shelter and earthbag building. I have dirt but not
> clay and am looking to do this rather then paying to have clay trucked in.
> (Kind of counter to the idea of building in place if you know what i mean.)
> Anyone in the greater puget sound area who has worked with this media? I
> would love to talk off line with someone who has worked with bags or super
> adobe. Please, lets hook up
> dan
> dan at crookedbear.com
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