[Cob] Paper cob...

[yewberry at wavecable.com]

I've been having some fun recently playing around with 
paper cob (shredded paper instead of straw).  I've tried 
pre-soaking the paper and adding the "mush" in lieu of 
water.  I've also tried adding it the same way as straw. 
 The resulting test bricks seem very hard and strong (at 
least as strong as the wheat straw cob I've made) and are 
almost completely crack-free.  Paper is also much easier 
and infinitely more fun to work with than straw.

If I were to use paper cob for building, however, I'd be 
concerned about its tensile strength.  Any thoughts? 
 Could paper cob be a viable alternative to straw cob?

Brina