[Cob] rebar, cob, rust, further corrosion

[Raduazo at aol.com]

Steel rebar should never be used to reinforce cob or adobe. Note the article 
by Fred Webster, Ph. D. Seismic Engineer. (I think this is report is available 
to any who want to read it.)
    Also, bamboo can replace steel in many natural building applications such 
as tying straw bales together, but I would not use it in cob or adobe. I have 
an unlimited supply of bamboo in the Washington, DC area available to natural 
builders for free, and there are other people in other areas of the country 
who have similar supplies. 
Ed