RE: Cobb: Earthen Building Workshop In My Handmade SteemGear!
Ah nice little tut on Cobb, I found it quite interesting actually (having almost know actual knowledge of it prior).
I also really dug the part of your argument: "the waste product is basically it turning back into the ground" pretty awesome. Indeed, many people probably do not even consider that products exist in this day and age that do not produce harmful waste. I guess the other issue is what's easily available in our respective communities/societies.
Lot's of us r programmed to throw everything out and many products are often designed to be thrown out so you can spend more $ buying a new one.
"Back in the day a snow shovel lasted a life time. Now you're doing well if you get 3 years outta it." ;)
BTW checkout out your online store, shudang those knives are beauts my friend!
"The pattern in the damascus is due to the folding of layers of different steel"
...so are you able to fold it in particular ways to create specific patterns, or is it more of random, natural type outcome that's distinctive every time?
Yes there are so many wonderful aspects of cobb even this informative video is no where close to enough to explore the uses.
Yet it is simple enough to in a short amount of time educate people on the basic concepts, uses and how to so that they are able to begin finding ways to utilize it in their own life.
There are many facets of this modern world that are unsustainable and insane. The disposable culture is one of them.
Yet the solutions are here and cobb is one of them.
As for the damascus yes it is from layers of metal and shows up in the use of acids and or fine polish. There are many different ways to do folded steel but anytime steel is folded by hand there is going to be some variance to the "desired attempted pattern".
Thanks for stopping by, checking it out and engaging!
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Ya man, now that i think about it... I have actually seen this one video of a guy building entire... wilderness ummmm "Shack" i guess i'd call it with a similar type stove that would be used to heat it.
I'm not sure he used Cobb tho... I think it was mostly mud and sticks... I'd have to go back and find the video to verify that. In any case it was pretty neat !
Yea I have seen a lot of stuff like that. Its probably not 'cobb" but its similar concept.