Cob castle turret

Will Firstbrook WCB of BC wfirstbr at wcb.bc.ca
Fri Mar 13 18:37:10 CST 1998


Hi John,

Thanks for your feedback. 

I was wondering if a light clay wall could be built without a form if
enough clay was used? Then use a good lime plaster for sealing the wall
from the rain and put a thicker cob/plaster on the inside.

Regards,
Will



>-----Original Message-----
>From:	John Schinnerer [SMTP:jschinnerer at seattle.usweb.com]
>Sent:	Friday, March 13, 1998 4:02 PM
>To:	"'coblist at deatech.com'"; WFIRSTBR
>Subject:	RE: Cob castle turret
>
>Wow!  Pretty ambitious!  I get what you mean now.  I'd say the turrets would
>have to be something much lighter than cob (perhaps light-clay, as you
>suggest - but round forms could be a pain to make). 
>