[Cob] Thermal nosebleed >Cob and Cobwood hybrid

[Amanda Peck]

I figured that I'd let the person who coined the term mention what she meant 
by it.

Another, somewhat related problem with cordwood is that round wood cracks as 
it dries.  This can lead to infiltration that makes the small shrinkages 
between the mortar and the wood look insignificant.  Also consider the 
invasion of the Asian Lady Beetles.  Thousands of them through the cracks in 
the wood of the nearby semi-cordwood house.  The owners HATE Asian Lady 
Beetles.  It could have been caulked  but it was probably easier and a whole 
lot less time consuming to just cover up the outside.  Don't have to think, 
just cover it up!

We can hope that all the problems we have with COB!! or other natural 
building techniques are going to be as easily solved.

But the inside walls of the house are gorgeous.

The whole daycreek site is mostly about cordwood.  This page has a picture 
of Doug's house as originally built (and a 20-something-year old picture of 
Doug--he doesn't look like that now)

http://www.daycreek.com/dc/html/doug_kalmer.htm

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