Cob:

[Grei Raven Shadow Walker]

Straw bale can be biult as load baring, it's a zoning
issue more than a structural one.
--- Jill hotmail <writejill at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Straw bale requires timber frame -  does it not? Can
> you use cob columns and put cob on the inside and
> outside of the house? At least on the north side of
> the house? Do you just tear up the straw bales and
> put in a layer? Or do you need to keep them in the
> bale form for some reason?
> I want to avoid timber framing, as my KY land isn't
> a heavily timbered site, and it would seem it takes
> away from the hand sculpting. Plus it would increase
> the cost. 
> -jill
> 
> 


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"When I look into the abyss it stares back at me, but not as the cold 
dark beast you perceive it to be.
When I am gazed upon by the abyss I see the eyes of a mother, a lover, an old friend.
When I look into the warm familiar eyes of the abyss I see that which
needs me as much as I have need.
I remember, I rejoice, I renew!"
by Grei R. S. Walker, '01

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