tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39563143227723765392024-03-13T09:55:10.703-07:00Community CobSecond year students of the Architectural Technology program at Spokane Community College work to build a cob oven from the ground up in three weeks for use by One World Spokane Cafe! Follow along as we build a long lasting asset for the community at large.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956314322772376539.post-6907652872678880492010-06-02T11:16:00.000-07:002010-06-02T11:16:27.704-07:00Want to Know More??<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Join us at the Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities at Spokane Community College for our presentation all about our Cob Oven Odyssey. It's on Thursday, June 3rd at 9:30 AM and again at 10:30 AM. The presentation will last for about 50 minutes and include a question and answer session. Please check out the link for more info: <a href="http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?hfchevents">http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?hfchevents</a>. See you there!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956314322772376539.post-6006032693896597412010-06-02T11:07:00.000-07:002010-06-02T11:07:50.074-07:00We're Done!...Well, Almost<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo8Yz0Gi2GaKi_SLPxFVP8knRUoQIZZgAfMqKZq68FA2EnKbvSUGC6iTIq-Yb_DIGD1wBZIh4jxaPjhohp1P4n1SG7_TCCtYUoIcqTGB4ctyzuXxJlcb29Ln7tKBMXPJtjdT0q4Jy5HQ/s1600/P1050014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo8Yz0Gi2GaKi_SLPxFVP8knRUoQIZZgAfMqKZq68FA2EnKbvSUGC6iTIq-Yb_DIGD1wBZIh4jxaPjhohp1P4n1SG7_TCCtYUoIcqTGB4ctyzuXxJlcb29Ln7tKBMXPJtjdT0q4Jy5HQ/s200/P1050014.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFDNY3J2fwjP9ADyktNWSS5WCanKAV90XL_Ct_HH2Dk-tXkAhVP0ZeJYpSg0v5mo282t3p2NI_8kmjZtHLfvlQ7fYX3pKjWrjDFBOvMwcA2rLmNVIMSKEO5EMvdP9xZRNQFNtu8Nk7Ec/s1600/P1050013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFDNY3J2fwjP9ADyktNWSS5WCanKAV90XL_Ct_HH2Dk-tXkAhVP0ZeJYpSg0v5mo282t3p2NI_8kmjZtHLfvlQ7fYX3pKjWrjDFBOvMwcA2rLmNVIMSKEO5EMvdP9xZRNQFNtu8Nk7Ec/s200/P1050013.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite the soggy weather, the oven had time to dry over the long weekend. We removed the sand that had been holding up the dome and...drum roll...it didn't collapse! Once the sand was removed it became quite clear that we'd have room for pizzas...many pizzas! Yum! The first fire, while not for cooking pizzas will help to dry out the oven. Also, check out the shelf that Gary built! Nice job, Gary! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Well, I'm impressed anyway. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We laid out a base of concrete masonry units (concrete blocks), built up four walls to a height of approximately 3 feet, filled in the space between the walls with concrete waste and sand. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once leveled, we placed fire bricks on top of the base and then began to construct a mound of sand that will define the interior of the oven and will act as temporary support for the cob dome. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956314322772376539.post-45622995360957106452010-05-18T13:45:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:45:04.299-07:00It starts to take shape...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZJ5az31GOIwJdDebb4WuYhseDKCJSO52i_URgFUE92IR-98Zck-KLoEOBgN7Lb6ahVsY9L86tdlqWUfrqugpcJXnF2eHskpVP3FuEr2cBlTdeTAuUGfNNjv6BQ9jE_55uNM3xNo2pI/s1600/IMGP3850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZJ5az31GOIwJdDebb4WuYhseDKCJSO52i_URgFUE92IR-98Zck-KLoEOBgN7Lb6ahVsY9L86tdlqWUfrqugpcJXnF2eHskpVP3FuEr2cBlTdeTAuUGfNNjv6BQ9jE_55uNM3xNo2pI/s320/IMGP3850.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Laying a foundation of coral split face </span></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CMU (Concrete Masonry Units) donated </span></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by White Block, a local concrete </span></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">products manufacturer.</span> </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcM-wTI4MF72NA-DZm5dblDdQRxY29D9gxSStoeoDE-eSe9NseR4gdOScbVLX6LKKwIgoPrZ8fTlg51u7rq6sMQ6x0Jqes7XAKnH1GhBo18U04OmLO_WixCGnafATSKKyWr831qj_RgQ/s1600/IMGP3958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcM-wTI4MF72NA-DZm5dblDdQRxY29D9gxSStoeoDE-eSe9NseR4gdOScbVLX6LKKwIgoPrZ8fTlg51u7rq6sMQ6x0Jqes7XAKnH1GhBo18U04OmLO_WixCGnafATSKKyWr831qj_RgQ/s320/IMGP3958.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hey guys, you almost look like you know </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">what you're doing!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956314322772376539.post-76202058199431394912010-05-17T22:15:00.000-07:002010-05-17T22:39:48.114-07:00Cob Oven or Bust!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Join the 2nd Year SCC Architectural Technology class as we endeavor to build a cob oven from the ground up in three weeks. From preliminary sketches to hot pizza in just three weeks!<br /><br />We'll use only donated or found items to construct the oven and use reclaimed and recycled materials whenever possible. Perhaps, the best part is we'll be building the oven behind One World Spokane cafe in Spokane; a non-profit community kitchen serving delicious, local and organic food to all members of the community regardless of their ability to pay. Please check out their website at: </span><a href="http://www.oneworldspokane.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.oneworldspokane.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br />Stay tuned as we gather together as a community of students and build a lasting asset for the community at large.<br /><br />Stop by and say Hi anytime but be ready to get your hands dirty!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0