Cob: Darel

[Jill hotmail]

what is the equipment needed? I can't seem to find it. Also, when I look at
the foreign sites using "pise" the photos show hand building methods not
equipment. Though I know the other link for Earth Rammed Works is machine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darel Henman" <henman at it.to-be.co.jp>
To: "cob list" <coblist at deatech.com>
Cc: "Jill hotmail" <writejill at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Cob:


> Jill,
>
>
> > Jill hotmail wrote:
> >
> > Granted, we all want to build our own house so these are a bit beyond
> > what we would do ourselves, BUT look at these photos of what can be
> > done. This pise (called pise before the word cob)....
>
> PISE is an abbreviation of "pneumatically installed stabilized earth",
> and is not a word that predates cob or adobe.
>
> Anyone can use it if you have the equipment.  This might be the barrier.
>
> Darel
>