[Cob] Earthbag

[Dorothy Cordochorea]

Dan, I too would recommend testing the earth there, if you haven't already,
or if you have just tested the upper layers.  I spent my public school and
early years there, and still have family there.  There was a lot of clay
soil in the area.

--Dorothy

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Tim Boman <lordcaradoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dan,
>
> I have recently moved into the same area, living near Gig Harbor now.  Have
> you done any testing of the earth in the area?  I have been learning from
> my
> roommate that most of the geology of the Puget Sound Region is Glacial.  I
> have been meaning to get a couple mason jars and do some test like they
> discuss in 'The Hand Sculpted House'  I have been doing some digging
> (mainly
> to hand dig a dry well off of our driveway and I think that aside from
> removing the larger rocks, the earth may be nearly perfect for Cob.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Dan Burbank <dan at crookedbear.com> wrote:
>
> > I am reading sandbag shelter and earthbag building. I have dirt but not
> > clay and am looking to do this rather then paying to have clay trucked
> in.
> > (Kind of counter to the idea of building in place if you know what i
> mean.)
> > Anyone in the greater puget sound area who has worked with this media? I
> > would love to talk off line with someone who has worked with bags or
> super
> > adobe. Please, lets hook up
> > dan
> > dan at crookedbear.com
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