Cob: Any body building with cob in the Athens, Ga. area?

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Or try a racetrack.

Ian


>If you don't know any local farmers selling straw, you can almost always
>get some at you local feed store.
>Pat
>Mauk GA,
>www.gypsyfarm.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Lawson [mailto:Ericnathanlawson at excite.com]
>Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:56 AM
>To: Sabrina L Acevedo; coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Re: Cob: Any body building with cob in the Athens, Ga. area?
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>
>
>Sabrina,
>
>Welcome to Athens.  I haven't built anything out of cob yet, but I too
>am
>looking to do so soon.  I've lived in the Athens area for about 14 years
>now, and I can tell you that clay will be no problem at all to acquire!
>If
>you buy a piece of land with creek frontage or river frontage, sand will
>be
>no problem either.  Since there is a good deal of construction in the
>area,
>finding concrete waste slabs for a foundation seems like a cheap (or
>free)
>prospect in the area as well.  I haven't found a source of straw yet,
>but
>I'm sure that this is just from a lack of trying.  I would love to
>assist in
>any building projects that you may wish to start when you move.  If you
>have
>done any cobbing before, I would love to learn from you in return for
>work
>assisting you with building.  If you have not, I would love to learn and
>experiment with you!  As far as building codes, I really don't know, but
>my
>guess is that Oglethorpe or Madison counties would have the best
>potential
>in that regard.  I will begin researching this subject and I'll let you
>know
>anything I find out.  I'm really excited about having someone else
>interested in cob living close by!
>
>-Eric
>