Cob: 'allo?

[Louis]

Cob or adobe for an outdoor patio just won't work.  Coats of beeswax and 
linseed oil won't work because rain and puddles will always soak through 
the sides.  A thread on the SB list concluded that beeswax and linseed oil 
on exterior walls doesn't last.  It has to be re-applied every 
year.  Linseed oil isn't cheap either.

If you want something permanent, I'd say rock.  If you can find nice 
flat-sided pieces in your area. Set in 4" of pea gravel.

Louis

12/19/2001 -0800, W wrote:
>hello
>
>I haven't seen anything in a couple of weeks (since I posted queries about 
>the poured cob/adobe patio I'm contemplating)
>---
>PeaceLoveLightLifeBeautyTruth
>W.