[Cob] Western Washington "cobwood" work party - August 25

[yewberry at wavecable.com]

Where: Stanwood, Washington (halfway between Seattle and 
Bellingham)

When: **Saturday, August 25**, from 10:00 a.m. until folks 
get sick of looking at me. :)

What you should bring: Gloves, rubber boots or water shoes 
(if you have sensitive feet), a hat if it's hot and sunny, 
and copious enthusiasm.  Extra shovels, levels, assorted 
tools are helpful but not required.

**We're also putting together a time capsule to bury in 
the wall. Bring a small (2" x 2") item, if you'd like to 
include something.**

What I'll provide: Lots of cold drinking water, a tasty 
vegetarian lunch (not vegan, sorry), tarps, a little bit 
of cob know-how, and a sense of humor. I don't plan to 
cater to dietary needs, so if in doubt, bring your own 
lunch.

What you'll get out of it: The (very) basics of cob, the 
aforementioned free lunch, good company, the gratitude of 
a fellow natural builder who *will reciprocate in kind* 
with your own western Washington cob project(s). You'll 
also have the opportunity to peruse my collection of 
natural building books (of which I have many).

What we'll be building: A 113 square foot round shed with 
a mixture of cordwood and cob. We'll install lots of 
"bottle ends" and lots of interesting windows.

I do ask that you RSVP, especially if you're planning to 
have lunch. I want to make sure we have enough food, 
tarps, water, and space for everyone. Feel free to bring 
the kids, but please remember this is a construction area 
with lots of nice, sharp tools lying around. We'll also be 
installing windows, which can be kind of a tipsy process 
in the beginning. So running around the house itself will 
be discouraged, nicely. There will be a big pile of sand 
and clay to play with, though, so there's still much fun 
to be had! :)

This will happen rain (within reason) or shine. Hope to 
see you here!

Brina