[Cob] Re:Design Concept (washed dung)

[dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine Taylor]

wow Ed... you are my kinda guy!!  this  sounds terriffic.. what about 
adding some pigment to the clay.. green or gold etc?

  I am betting the buff-tan color will still be the same unless a lot of 
pigment is added. I all my experiments with gold and greenish clays 
they all come out pretty tan at the end of the dry cycle.

I do want to see images..please email me off list or?? point to the 
uploads.

I would be happy to send you some of my gorgeous green clay  and 
Humboldt gold if you like


when you say panel..is it painted ONTO something or a solid mass? how 
thick?



On Feb 13, 2005, at 7:26 AM, Raduazo at aol.com wrote:

>   The  resulting fiber is mixed at about
> one part clay to three parts washed dung. Then  add sufficient water 
> to make a
> thick plaster. I am using a beautiful  red clay and the dung takes on 
> the color
> of the clay with no noticeable  darkening effect. The strength of the
> resulting panels will surprise you.
>  Ed
>
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