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Light Earth Or Light Clay Straw

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This is a slideshow around a building job I did in Big bend, California a couple years back. We made a very nice living space with very little use of power tools while sleeping in the pickup and no electricity or running water. It was good fun but hard work.

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Light Earth Or Light Clay Straw

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Spring at Hand Farm- Big Bend, Ca

Remodeling of the Hunters Cabin

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Hand Tools a must- Antique Stores a great way to recycle reuse

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Habitat for Whom?

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Gutting and Cleaning

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Bracing

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Keep You foundation away from contact of the Earth-Maintenan

ce

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Framing

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Race against

Temperature

Must Dry completely before first

frost

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Installing temporary forms and horizontal supports (coppice maple)

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Move In- tired of Sleeping in the Back of the Pickup

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Mix- Slurry of soil and additional clay in a watery suspension, then coat the straw with that

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Sprouting-Its Ok for the wall to sprout- drying slowly

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Letting the winter sun in and reducing fire possibility

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Top parts slow you down but it helps to have an extra hand

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Trim off edges for Plastering and

Asthetics

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Home Sweet Home?????????????????