We live in an area with relatively little rain fall, but we do get snow a couple of times during the winter. Our house, built with free standing domes and...
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Susan Jerome
esaville055
Oct 2, 2003 2:51 pm
We have recently been in consult with a group of Iraqi Kurds, whose climatic challenges are much like northern NM, with even more snow load, more rain, and...
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shacke
Oct 2, 2003 6:50 pm
I am going to begin placing lime plaster on my oven. The layer will be very thin followed by several lime washes until next year when it warms up again. I...
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jmirsadeghi@...
Oct 3, 2003 8:14 am
Suzan, what do you mean by 'asphalt emulsion stabilized adobe'? Could you explain more in detail what this consists of. Thank you! ... roofs---an ... to ... ...
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Susan Jerome
esaville055
Oct 3, 2003 2:29 pm
There is an entire genre of earthbuilding which incorporates asphalt emulsion as an additive to weather-proof adobe, as well as increase its compressive...
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Ben Ford
pintoben1943
Oct 3, 2003 3:01 pm
I am interested in joining the Presidio Tour. are there any firm meeting places or times, e.g. a particular hotel. Are there any associated cost? Also Quentin...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Oct 3, 2003 10:25 pm
... We may start in Marfa to see some of the art, especially Donald Judd's work at the Chinati Foundation in the great old army cavary fort. Then we might have...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Oct 3, 2003 10:27 pm
... Gloved hand. Swimming Pool Trowel....
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shacke
Oct 3, 2003 11:56 pm
Thank you Quentin - I will be mixing up my putty in the morning for the first application in a couple of weeks (not being patient - going on vacation :)). Evan...
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Steve L
seaweedsteve
Oct 4, 2003 7:01 am
Gloved hand. Swimming Pool Trowel. Yep. Gloved hand is number one. There are large and small pool trowels, Small follows the shape better. And/Or a...
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shacke
Oct 5, 2003 1:54 am
Gloved hand and trowel meaning use your hand as an applicator or meaning glove your hand for safety and use the trowel? Evan or gloved hand OR trowel--- In...
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Steve L
seaweedsteve
Oct 5, 2003 7:15 am
yep, cup your hand with plaster in it and apply. nothing better for outside curves....
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Cathy Wilson
helpertouch
Oct 5, 2003 10:15 pm
This weekend we had a mini-rendevous at our alternative high school. Together with my students we built ourselves a nice adobe oven. We made a foundation of...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Oct 6, 2003 11:21 pm
Great report! Thanks, Cathy....
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sleish2001
Oct 9, 2003 9:17 pm
Hi. I am wanting to build a hotel in Peru made of Adobe however I am still elarning about the different techniques and their short comings. Do you guys know of...
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Joe Greene
jdg1112001
Oct 9, 2003 10:11 pm
- The article immediately below is a study of building structures in Peru over many centuries using earthen materials. ...
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GuyW
wguy47
Oct 10, 2003 12:03 am
The Wildlands Project is a radical plan whose website states [quoting Dave Foreman, Founder of Earth First!, eco-terrorist group]; "It is not enough to...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Oct 10, 2003 6:12 pm
Simone, my first, strong, gut reaction to your ideas is that you should look to Peru for expertise. Professor Dr. Marcel Blondet at the Catholic University in...
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sleish2001
Oct 13, 2003 7:02 pm
Many, many thanks for you help. I will go back and try again at the university. I fully agree that local knowledge and local labour is the best way to go. I am...
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sleish2001
Oct 13, 2003 7:05 pm
Thanks you so much for your help. I shall chack out the website and no doubt shall be asking for your advice later on! Good luck with your Texan project,...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Oct 14, 2003 10:56 pm
I just got this so it is short notice. Greg Seelhorst will talk about adobe in the Sahel at SJCC tomorrow....
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unclejoefromokla
unclejoefrom...
Oct 18, 2003 1:13 pm
you know i think its sad that when an idea such as helping our enviroment,homeless,ect that some wierd sick people crawl out of the wood work and im sure you...
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dave h
davesinhoust...
Oct 25, 2003 2:48 am
Quentin AND FRIENDS OF ADOBE MESSAGE BOARD, NOT SURE IF EVERYONES HEARD BUT LISTEN UP. PRESIDIO TEXAS 10-31-03 TO 11-2-03 OF NEXT WEEK ADOBE BUILDING AND...
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dave h
davesinhoust...
Oct 25, 2003 2:50 am
Note: forwarded message attached. POSTER INCLUDED! ... Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search Quentin AND FRIENDS OF ADOBE...
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dave h
davesinhoust...
Oct 25, 2003 9:03 pm
Sorry, about the delay everyone with the information but Simone had email and computer problems and then i had scanner problems... Look forward to meeting...
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dave h
davesinhoust...
Oct 25, 2003 9:14 pm
OOPS... FORGOT ATTACHMENTS HERE YOU GO FRIENDS..................... Note: forwarded message attached. ... Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney...
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SALAS
chansey@...
Nov 3, 2003 4:02 am
Hi all. Haven't posted in a while-busy with another school project in Deming, New Mexico. I had this discussion with Tibbits and Levine at New Mexico Earth a...
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Quentin Wilson
Quentin87539
Nov 4, 2003 12:16 am
... I would call it adobe-formed-in-place. The French at Cratterre would label it Poured earth (plastic soil poured into formwork or moulds.) ... No opinion,...
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bolo1942
Nov 4, 2003 12:40 am
Fellow Natural Builders, Join us as we do the Living Roof on the Hobbit House, Pine Manor, Lake Elsinore, California (1/2 way between LA and San Diego on 6 and...
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SALAS
chansey@...
Nov 5, 2003 5:15 am
Yup, thought so ... From: Quentin Wilson To: adobe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [adobe] Re: [SB-r-us] bales vs. cob vs....
