[Cob] Re: Hemp hurds

[D.J. Henman]

Flax is also good.  And has been used before as has hemp.   They are 
both good and would work well with clay.   The other plant that Quinn 
mentioned, kenaf would also work.   Some of these could be smashed, 
shred and cut into really fine fiber and mixed with lime for a finish 
rendering or with a fine sifted earth for an earth only finish rendering.

Darel

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susan.j.evans at att.net wrote:

>There are hemp hurds advertised for sale on http://www.hemptraders.com.  They
>are in small quantities, but it is a US company.  So perhaps there is some way
>to either grow your own or obtain them from the mills.
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>I was also wondering about flax (linen).  Good strong fiber!  That is
>perfectly legal to grow.
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>Sue Evans
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>>Luanna,
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>>>.........I am very interested in using
>>>industrial hemp hurds.  Does anyone know of a
>>>reasonable reliable source?  Do other weeds really
>>>work as well?  Sources for how to process them? 
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>>My input is to say that NO, other weeds, would not work as well.   Some 
>>other fibrous plants may work well, but not just ANY.     Hemp fiber is 
>>very strong.
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>>I don't think the cob people are into processing their straw much, other 
>>than possibly cutting it to an appropriate size.
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>>I forgot what the hemp hurds are, but if its just the left over stalk, I 
>>should think that smashing it, shredding it and cutting it to size would 
>>work.   I doubt you can get the hurds in America though, for some stupid 
>>political reason.   You will probably have to import pre-processed 
>>materials.
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>>I believe Canada is beginning to allow industrial hemp farming.
>>Darel
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