Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What Is Cob Anyway??

Maybe, you're saying...cob oven, what the heck is a cob oven?  Oven, I understand but cob...what is cob anyway?

Told you you'd get your hands dirty.

Cob has been around for centuries as a building material and is used to build everything from houses to benches; and, yes, ovens.  Cob is a simple, natural material that is easy to work with and dries to a hard, durable finish.  The best thing about cob is that it's just a mixture of clay, straw and sand mixed and packed together by hand.  There are very few tools needed and the ingredients are all natural. 

1 comment:

  1. Looking forward to the finished product next time I go to One World

    BTW, check the URL's for the links at the right. They do not work in their current format. To view, remove the second http// from the URL, then the pages will load fine.

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