Cob: rat runs in cob walls

[D.J. Henman]

Ox-Ford????.
      From your text you have a void in betwixt your ears.   The problem 
is not how to break glass.   The problem is down the road  when the 
structure returns to nature or is to be torn down, by perhaps a new 
generation of ambitious cobbers who want their own unique layout.   This 
is when glass shards become a hazard.    Additionally if one wanted to 
drill a hole for some installation, etc, the glass shards could be a 
hazard.      

     I stand by me position that there are better methods to one who 
does think and design well.   You missed this point.   Using a rock 
foundation suitable elevated seems to be one elegant solution. I am sure 
there are others.     Try borrowing some intelligence somewhere, before 
you attend any more conferences and you might be helpful.    

Darel


AOXFORDCOBBER at aol.com wrote:

> darel
>          the thing in between your ears is a brain you should use it 
> occasionally.
> Bottles can be broken up in a container such as an old tin bath. Do 
> not use your bare feet !  ware goggles, gloves, and ear protection as 
> there could be some loud bangs.
> a building site is no place for unsupervised children how ever 
> environmentally friendly it is . rat runs in cob walls where have i 
> seen them , tide barn in Devon England approx age 300 years  cob wall 
> bluebury just outside didcot Oxfordshire . as for the imbedding of 
> glass in Ireland and this topic was also discussed at the Master cob 
> building module at the world earth building conference terror 2000 
> which I was a participant .
> if you don't want to break it your self go to a recycler where you 
> will be able to obtain it pre broken and colour sorted it is also a 
> good way of recycling
> all the best ox