[Cob] Cob: Paper clay

[Amanda Peck]

Ed is the person to talk to on playhouse roof pictures.  (he doesn't have a 
web site, this list doesn't allow attachments larger than a URL, at least 
partly because a lot of people are on antique computers and slow dial-up 
modems.  Sometimes I hate people with DSL or WI-FI or satellite, even though 
at the moment I have a fast dial-up modem.  Other possibilities are 
available in town, but not this far out in the country or down in a valley.

Hmmm.  Wonder how breakable paper clay roof tiles are (would the first 
branch or hail-stone bust something), would you have to glaze or seal them 
to get waterproof-ness?

the person who developed the stuff being sold does have a patent.  That may, 
mostly, cover the process by which she made it not turn sour in the vat and 
make it salable.  There's been an awful lot of  paper-whatever (padobe, for 
one) or even whatever-crete, not all of which has con-crete in it, IIRC.

.............

Steve wrote:

It seems as if this paper clay could make wonderful lightweight fire 
resistant roofing shingles. I too would to see some pictures of the roof on 
the childrens playhouse as they become available.  # 8-)