Cob Earthship

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Kat Morrow wrote:
> 
> >I was wondering whether you can still berm the north wall of such a
> >structure?
> 
> As long as you keep moisture away from the bales......
> 
> >Can anyone give me an idea on how long does it take to build a cob
> >home? For example if I wanted approximately 1500 SQ feet inside, gut
> >feel how long would it take 5 people to build the walls assuming all
> >materials are close at hand?
> 
> Depends if you insist on mixing 'by hand' or make use of any 'local
> indiginous machinery'.  Talk to SunRay about tractor cob, it works great
> and is much faster when you are trying to get a wall raised.  Also, Mark H.
> in Ohio has had great success with a cement (mortar?) mixer.  You can only
> raise a wall so high in a day, depending on how dry your mix is.
> 
> Kat
 Where can I get a good overall understanding of the cob process? Books,
mags, etc?

Thanks
Steve Muncy