[Cob] An good example of why we need a cob building "standard"

[Jon Kerr]

>
> Ocean Liff-Anderson <ocean at woodfiredeatery.com> wrote:
>   The following coblist post is a good example of why we need a cob
> building standard and also why, lacking a standard, we should never
> expect building officials to take us seriously:
Ocean is absolutely right about having a written standard with as  
much information in it as possible for the above reasons.

However:

>
> In the first paragraph, the author doesn't offer any description of
> how an arch should be built, except you can have "any kind you
> want". He doesn't specify the need for more straw, as Linda and
> Ianto teach in their classes.
Of course not. I apologize if my previous post seemed dorky, not  
specific enough, etc; I was under the impression this was merely a  
discussion forum, not an instructional forum. I would recommend to  
the original poster to AT THE VERY LEAST get a copy of The Hand- 
Sculpted House, and even better take a few cob workshops. Anyone who  
would actually build based on a single paragraph in an internet  
discussion group forum, well, that'd be asking for trouble.
>

Jon


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