Nature Center Stewardship Stew

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Cob: How it's made

A refresher of the basics: cob has nothing to do with corn

clay +sand +straw +water = cob

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straw bales
lumber for framing, roofing and posts
metal roofing
hardware, nuts to bolts and in-between
lime plaster
bamboo
dowels
rebar
electrical wiring
conduit
fixtures
a big dump truck for transporting 30 yds of clay
skilled carpenters
elctricians
roofers
sculptors
mural artists
metal fabricators
woodworkers
lots and lots of people who want to get their hands dirty and learn how to build a strawbale and cob
building

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