Cob: Tractor COb booklet coming soon

[Charmaine R Taylor]

Hi all, I posted these images to the Cob list a while back. They are of Tractor Cob, a faster method of building that crosses the lines between adobe/rammed earth/cob beautifully.

The experimenter/builder is Rob Pollacek, shown sitting (in the second image). he and a Brit named Simon (forgot last name)  have been developing this bucket loader method, and Rob has a short article in the NEWEST issue of The Cob Web newsletter by the folks at Cob Cottage Co- 541-942-2005

I am cheerfully twisting Rob's arm to write up a full description of his methods,he agreed, now due out in March in a booklet format. Will have lots of images of building in it as well.

Rob just completed a rectilinear 1100 sq ft cob home, and will describe that process in the booklet.

A repeat of the tractor cob images at Ananda in CA.
> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANarchwindow.jpg
> A sculpted window and an open arch

>>> 
>>> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/Anbuilder1.jpg
>>> This is one of the tractor cob guys..Rob- and
>>> this is the inside of the cob wall entry
>>> 
>>> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANfront1.jpg
>>> front entry of the wall
>>> 
>>> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ANLroofSV.jpg
>>> a side view of the living roof

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com    http://www.papercrete.com
PO Box 375, Cutten (Eureka) CA 95534
707-441-1632     tms at northcoast.com