[Cob] Bottle walls

[Henry Raduazo]

The sculpted house book mentions glass bottles on page 194, and I  
have used glass bottles in all of the walls that I have constructed,  
but not as many. I do not think that a cob wall would be structurally  
sound when made that thin and with that many bottles. However, a  
small Roman or Gothic arched window of bottles would be lovely. In  
order to avoid the projecting glass neck of the bottle and to make a  
wall that is neat on both sides, I used a bottle cutter to cut the  
top off colored bottles and match them with clear glass jars or  
plates then sealed the pair with aluminum foil. The bottle cutter  
allows you to match the bottle to the thickness of the wall, the  
insides are sealed and only the outer ends need to be cleaned. They  
provide little gems of color in the wall.  I think they look quite  
nice and the price is right.
	There are two different styles of bottle cutters on the market. I  
like the one where you roll the bottle against the cutter as opposed  
to one with an adjustable L-shaped cutter arm that fits in the neck  
of the bottle. The kits do not come with eye protectors, but wear eye  
protection when you use them.
Ed
On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Sharon wrote:

> Hi everyone!
> Stumbled on this web page yesterday and thought it may be of interest
> to some of you. I know most of the "wall" are made with bottles and
> concrete, but was thinking I would use the idea using cob instead of
> the concrete.
> Do you think that will work with cob?
>
> Thank you,
> Sharon
>
> http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001187.html
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