[Cob] Adding Rice to Lime Mortar (Frank Hanlan)

[Kata Polano]

Rice paste over flour paste for sure.
When I first learned plastering it was taught to us as an alternative to the
wheat paste. On this job that I am doing now I am using it with my light
coloured walls. The rice paste does not have the same tendency to brown like
wheat paste. Our walls are turning out beautifully. Yes, a little more
expensive, but worth it for sure. Next time I will try the sticky rice!!
Thanks for the post!
Kata
Keep it Beautiful


On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Monica Proulx <mon.pro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow!  That is almost too cool for words.  Thanks Frank, for a great item!
> Chalk another one up for rice (in addition to value of rice hulls as
> insulation in bag wall construction, which I'd love to hear more about).
>  Go
> rice!    So now I'm wondering what this sticky rice would do if added to
> finish plaster and/or Alis (natural clay paint)? Maybe  a real asset when
> doing sculptural details, as it sounds like it might function better than
> wheat paste as a binder/stabilizer.  More expensive for sure, but may be
> worth it.  I bet it would work well to grind the rice first into a flour
> before cooking it into a slime. (one can mill rice using a home electric
> wheat grinder, not a cheap item but worth the price for multiple
> applications).  Author doesn't mention cooking, but it seems logical.
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