Cob -just do it

[avalonb]

well, folks, i'm NEW to the cobweb, and DO plan to 'just do it' -- soon !!!

have a wonderful place, 4 acres, 9-room house (old, stucco -- looks air lifted out of Taos), on the northern edge of the chihuahuan desert, and old, 25 ft. x 35 ft. garage/shop out back, built of tin -- i'm going to 'cob' the existing tin walls, re-do the concrete floor, put a new tin roof on it, build a couple of porches out of pallets and voila, have a 'guest house'

i'll BE the guest in it come next spring, when i start using the big house as a retreat center for workshops for middle-aged women.

as soon as i get and digest THE book on cob building, i'll start mixing mud pies and invite all who are interested to come play in the mud with me!

guests and comments both welcome!

achitu. avalon aka brings together woman

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> >I was just thinking the other day that there hasn't been much activity
> >on the list, and not only that but there really aren't too many people
> >actually building--most of us are still dreaming and planning.  So three
> >cheers for Jud!
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> Hello cobbers...
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> I would encourage anyone to build something small as a starter with cob, it
> is amazing how practice makes you open up to other possibilites and ideas.
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> I have been messing with the wood chips and sawdust and am really happy
> with it, and it does take a long time for hand  mixing just to finish the
> big garden bench I am making, but each time I go out back and start I love
> the process..its just slow...but thats OK too.
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> I spend 3-4 hours in old clothes and a big sunhat pouring and mixing and
> stirring and moulding, and the cats run around andplay and get
> underfoot...and I enjoy beiong outdoors.
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> People could build a small privacy wall, or animal shelter or childs
> playhouse/storage unit just for the experience...a whle house is a big
> project,
> but smaller ones are more easy to approach and actuially finish
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> Charmaine R. Taylor
> Taylor Publishing & Elk River Press
> PO Box 6985 Eureka CA 95502  1-888-307-7650
> 'Books for people who want to build'
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> http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/
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