[Cob] cob in post and beam

[David Knowlton]

rebar in concrete is allowed to rust. rough oxide provides a nice
grip for the concrete. just a thought


>From: Buckaroo Bonzai <tsuchimono at yahoo.com>
>To: umbrella at netspace.net.au, coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Re: [Cob] cob in post and beam
>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 23:59:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Brad,
>   as I recall, Darel mentioned this before, you can
>use the wattle and daub method where you can anchor
>some boards, willow branches, or stips of bamboo
>across the beams and even woven amongst themselves.
>Twine can be used for the inter crossections and nails
>for the endpoints.
>
>   I also recollect, and have to agree with Darel that
>stainless steel nails or otherwise rust free nails
>shoud be used for these walls.
>
>   You could easily work with this. Lared
>
>-------------------------
>
>
>--- Brad Calvert <umbrella at netspace.net.au> wrote:
> > How is cob best tied into a post and beam frame?  I
> > have been thinking of a
> > sort of mud and stud wall and perhaps having largish
> > nails partly hit into
> > the sides of the studs, the protruding ends of the
> > nails then embedded into
> > the cob.
> >
>
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