Cob: Cob bench

[John]

All,
The definitive cob bus stop/ shelter must be that by Alfred Howard in 
Crediton, Devon, which was built as an experimental cob-renaissance 
structure in Devon in the late seventies/ early eighties.  Evans et al's 
book gives a good photo and brief account of the structure (page 28).
John.

-----Original Message-----
From:	John Fordice [SMTP:otherfish at attbi.com]
Sent:	Friday, September 13, 2002 8:11 AM
To:	Jayla Jayla
Cc:	jruss at jrussell.demon.co.uk; coblist at deatech.com; belriv at btl.net
Subject:	Re: Cob: Cob bench

Jayla,
I spent some time in Honduras, which as you probably know, is close to
Belize.  One thing I observed is that when it rains, it REALLY RAINS !!!
Given this I would not build a cob bench unless it has some sort of a
roof to shed the rain.  Otherwise, your bench will not last.  Also, a
roof is probably a good idea for shade in the hot tropical sun conditions.

Good luck with your project.
john fordice

Jayla Jayla wrote:
>
> I have been doing a lot of research and my first project is going to be a
> bench/bus stop. I plan on building it in Belize, Central America early 
next
> year. I have had only one hands on workshop with cob so far.....And it is
> difficult to find workshops in the N.E. area.
>
> I have Becky Bee's, and Oregon Cobs books and I just got their new book
> yesterday.
>
> Any comments in regards to building benches/bus stops will be 
appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Linda Fletcher
>   for BELRIV
> www.belriv.org
>
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