Cob: Cob in Hawaii

[David Knowlton]

darel or another of the veterans can answer better than i about native 
woods. i use pressure treated - sorry!

david






>From: "PJ Benet-Davis" <pjb at quinnemanuel.com>
>Reply-To: "PJ Benet-Davis" <pjb at quinnemanuel.com>
>To: <coblist at deatech.com>,<pilot1ab80 at hotmail.com>,<chaunceyfree at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: Cob: Cob in Hawaii
>Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 08:09:34 -0700
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>What a great idea!!!  I wonder if you can use juniper poles or willow?  Any 
>answers to this?  It would sure help save my budget  ;>)
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> >>> "David Knowlton" <pilot1ab80 at hotmail.com> 05/02/03 07:31AM >>>
>Hi,
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>I am from subtropical paradise of Florida. We have little clay. I was told
>to use earthbags and fill them with sand.
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>I believe you can do amazing things with bamboo and reeds. the locals here
>make chi ki huts that last for 40 years. thomas edison used bamboo to
>reinforce concrete instead of steel with excellent results. someone with
>more experience can offer more, but many of them are from cooler climates.
>have fun!
>
>david in tampa
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> >From: chauncey williams <chaunceyfree at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: chauncey williams <chaunceyfree at yahoo.com>
> >To: coblist at deatech.com
> >Subject: Cob: Cob in Hawaii
> >Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 20:11:54 -0700 (PDT)
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> >Hello everyone, how is it going.  I am new to the list but have been
> >researching natural building techniques for over a year now.  I have some
> >land on the big Island of Hawaii and I need some help. First off, does
> >anyone know the practicalities of building with cob in hawaii?  What 
>other
> >natural building techniques do you think might work? Also, who would like
> >to participate in helping build in a tropical paradise using only natural
> >building techniques?  I need all of the help that I can get. I am hoping 
>to
> >start the building process by mid June and would be looking for help from
> >anyone interested after that time.  If you would like to help or know
> >someone who would please let me know. Once again Mid-June in the 
>Beautiful
> >Puna district on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Thank you. sean
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