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ha! I know that part. Gloves help with the blisters.

We built a straw/mudslip structure and are thrilled with it. We have a lot of smaller projects coming up, but a cob house is on the list to start eventually. For our climate (big temp range each day) the thermal mass of cob will be great, but the insulation of the straw/mud has been good.
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atyh 6mo ago

oh, interesting!

bales, or in a form, or… ?

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FiddleHodlHomestead 6mo ago

Not bales - it's basically mixing straw with mudslip and tamping it into forms attached to the lumber frame. I'll see if I can find some photos for you. The original plan was to make a cob house but this was a quicker way to get a structure up (we had been in a tent).

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FiddleHodlHomestead 6mo ago

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atyh 6mo ago

beautiful. 🙂

thank you.

in other news, further experimentation…

the day when the dough starts to deflate makes the best tortillas. for my climate (70s) that is day 3.

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atyh 6mo ago

have you done a winter in your home yet? if so how was it? how well does it hold wood heat?

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FiddleHodlHomestead 6mo ago

Have not yet done a winter here so I'm not sure! For insulation the walls should be amazing (the ceiling as well - we put hempwool there) but our windows and door are old and single-pane.