Cob: RE: Re: Cob fireplace / heater.

[Patrick Newberry]

I'm buidling a cob fire place / heater. 
I have one of those mexican clay outdoor fire pots that I am inclosing 
in cob. What I'm wondering is what to plaster the thing with when I
finish. 
I'm wondering about lime and heat, or what other plasters can handle
heat. 

pat
www.gypsyfarm.com



-----Original Message-----
From: lucynda norton [mailto:dragonfly_183 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:06 AM
Cc: Coblist at deatech.com
Subject: Cob: Re: Cob, pine needles anyone?



(snip)
I was wondering if anyone has experience with the use of pine needles in
>cob - - in any proportion with the use of straw??

We also have a lot of pine needles in my area in Arkansas.  I've used
them 
to make baskets and although I haven't used them in walls in place of
straw 
I have used them to make test bricks and they seemed to work just as
well.  
I tried them simply because I knew they were plentiful and free.  After
all 
if I ran out on my property I didn't think anyone would object to me
taking 
the ones laying in there yard.


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