[Cob] Fw: plaster

[Amanda Peck]

More information, please.

What have you tried?

Plain old well-soaked lime?

gypsum (for interior)--i.e. plaster of paris? (would a cast be smooth 
enough?) (will it work well enough to work with the breatheable cob?  I 
DON'T KNOW, so don't use it on my word!)

how are you putting it on?--three coats? first--very thin--to bind to the 
cob, second to build up (scratch to provide surface for the third), third to 
finish?

Have you checked the book? (my copy, I think, came from 
dirtcheapbuilders.com  Service is usually better from her than from 
Amazon--although I think that other books have at least some of the 
information):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0865714495/103-6977152-4198211?v=glance
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Jilly wrote (corrected):
Can you please post links for plasters suitable for cob? I am trying 
different mixes, nothing is working the way I would like. I am looking for a 
smoother finish. So far, these are still "scratchy".
Thanks

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