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Cob: Lets get it back on topic!Yun Que yunk88 at hotmail.comMon Feb 24 21:26:34 CST 2003
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P><BR><BR></P> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P><BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <P>Cat here, A fellow over the next hollow is building a cob house with his wife and kids. They are using old brick from a demolished building to sort of skin the out side of the cob, like a veneer brick idea. I haven't been by his hollow in years since the only way in is by horse but I'm going to check it out this spring since the snow just collapsed one of my buildings in town and my truck runnith over!!! Yep this winter brick harvest is going to be a good one!!</P> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>On the stone? many of the foundations in this area are made of cut stone. I did a dry stack of natural stone and puzzled them together for my goat house. I am now getting brave and another neighbor gave me a milk crate of stone cutters tools, so I think the next step will be to customize the stone as I go! as long as my elbows hold out!!</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>Just for fun! Went to a wedding and the couple built their own house it was as cute and efficient as anyone would want! The chimney was all natural stone off their land, and meticulously constructed, however the higher it went the smaller the stones got. As we all admired it this gentle smile of amusement crept over all faces. Taking that stone to the top must have felt like building a pyramid!!</P> <DIV></DIV> <P><EM>For the good of all </EM>Cat<BR><BR></P> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>To: coblist at deatech.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: Lets get it back on topic! <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:13:15 -0500 (EST) <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>For those that would like to discuss subjects other than cob go here: <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Post message: greenliving at yahoogroups.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Subscribe: greenliving-subscribe at yahoogroups.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>I've just created the group so there are no messages as yet. <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>On topic: <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>For those that have built a cob structure, what was the common height of your wall? How far up did you go with a knee wall (other than the obvious)? Did you go higher to save on cob? I have lots of stone but don't know how much usable clay I have. <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Phil <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> --- On Mon 02/24, jen walker < jwalker at magma.ca > wrote: <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: jen walker [mailto: jwalker at magma.ca] <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>To: coblist at deatech.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 12:47:30 -0500 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: Lets get it back on topic! <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>I'd be interested in such a list too. I understand the reason's for keeping on topic but there seems to be a natural temptation to stray especially since we often have related questions and sometimes the most efficient place to find an answer is conveniently to ask the list. <BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>On the topic of restrictions, This is one for the web masters I guess. I had completely forgotten one of the rules...'no attachments' as I sent my house plans out for comments (a mere 100ish k) but was cut off at the pass. Fair enough, but what of those of us who don't have a web address to post an image too. Could we allow attachments under a certain size?<BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Just wonderin'<BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Jenny Walker<BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>snip<BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <H5>Can someone please direct me to a list that is more generalized??? Not talking about the things that go along with cob building, ie, other natural building methods, none electrical appliances/off grid living, organic farming/gardening, seems to me to be nothing more than only ever eating one part of your meal.<BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>So while I hope to stay, and lurk awhile longer, I really do need to find others who understand that there is more to living than your house. 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