[Cob] Coblist topic/goals

[David Thurman]

Maybe the problem philosophically is with burying wood as framing
structures? Some of us have more skills in construction but the whole
buried lumber thing is a bit of a problem and counter
intuitive environmentally in a number of ways. We sort of struggle today
with the treehugger vs the logger's mentality. I find Linda and Ianto
building Cob structures in the middle of  one of the most productive
forests in the world for "structurally buried lumber", to be so absurd it's
brilliant.  I'm trying to add to the absurdity by growing thatch on the
Oregon Coast for my Cob house:D



On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Shannon Dealy <dealy at deatech.com> wrote:

>
> [snip]
>
>> Trying to turn cob into a hybrid isn't what this site is about as far as I
>>> am aware.
>>>
>>> It is to encourage the building of cob homes with permits.  This entails
>>> satisfying code, not changing everything into something that doesn't
>>> resemble cob anymore.
>>>
>>
> [snip]
>
>> I think this mailing list is supposed to be about cob in all its
>> applications, hybrid or otherwise.
>>
>
> Just to clarify (from the posting everyone receives when they subscribe):
>
> "it is appropriate to discuss any aspect of house building as it pertains
> to cob, as well as any other possible uses of cob.  Examples of appropriate
> cob discussion would be:  Cob ovens, cob furniture, cob sculpture, how to
> make cob, plasters, foundations, floor systems, roofs, attaching cob to
> other materials such as strawbale, related earth building techniques such
> as rammed earth, design of buildings using a mix of techniques including
> cob, etc."
>
> In simpler terms, the purpose is to provide information on cob and closely
> related building techniques to make them more accessible for people to use
> for whatever purpose they would like.
>
> FWIW.
>
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