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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors, finishes, and of course, making glorious cob.
"I believe that building with cob is a way to recreate community and experience the joy of working together while taking back the right to build our own homes and look after our Mother Earth."
She loves doing something that makes sense in a world where lots of things don't. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Becky Bee | | Paperback: | 176 pages | | Publisher: | Groundworks | | Publication Date: | March 01, 1998 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0965908208 | | Product Length: | 10.97 inches | | Product Width: | 8.51 inches | | Product Height: | 0.43 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.13 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.9 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 17 reviews |
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40 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Lets you explore your artistic side while building! Mar 30, 1998
By C. Taylor
From advice on 'snuggling' foundation rocks together to practical explanation of creating the right mix..Becky really shows she knows how to work with earth. I began a cob bench after falling in love with photos of hers. I don't know any other way to sculpt, have fun, get dirty, and still create something useful. People might not build a whole house, but a meditation room, or garden shed, even animal house would be doable. Local cobbers I know respect her skills highly, I'd love to see more finished home and project photos. Anyone can do this, it's fun and gets you in touch with dirt!
42 of 44 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Guide Jan 19, 2000
By Eaglefeather
Becky Bee's Cob Builder's Handbook is well written in plain, understandable language which even the most basic beginners can clearly understand. Her illustrations are equally clear. There is no doubt that anyone who is interested in building with cob can follow the steps in this book and enjoy a reasonable degree of success. Hopefully, future editions might include more ideas for house layouts and more photos of completed projects. That would bring it up to 5 stars!
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Cozy and Quiet Dec 09, 2004
By Howie
Well, I ordered Becky's book and started to dig a hole for the foundation on July 28th 2003, and after 9 months (with a 5 month break for the winter in the middle) I built a house! I did it all with a great deal of blind faith that you wouldn't mislead someone as to just how easy building can be, and it's true. It all worked out. It's cozy and quiet and I will never be the same. I learned so much about myself in the process, and the earth really was the teacher.
I am so grateful that Becky wrote this book, and made it possible for me to build my own house by hand. I love living in it !!!
Howie
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Cob House Building. Fun and Work Jan 04, 2000
Enjoyed reading how to build cob houses on a subject that is hard to find information on. Becky Bee's book on Cob House Building is thin because she delves only into the cob building portion. Those looking for electrical and plumbing ideas must go to other books. Still I believe that I could build a passable dwelling from the data within and some electrical and plumbing help.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Great but... Dec 16, 2002
By Scott Knudsen
Great book, but where are the photo's? This book could have been so much more if was full of photo's. Lots of info on Cob building, but the lack of photo's of peoples finished projects leaves you wondering.
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