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Anna
makes an Ash peg to use as a chimney
Wizardtree mastered!
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Tiny
Houses Orchard Barn Style 5th August 2018
Houses in my opinion have become overly
large in scale, and heavily dependent on professionals builders.
Here’s an idea I came up with to empower
self-builders to make a start (albeit a small one) towards
understanding where to source materials and how to begin working with
them.
At Tree to
Timber yesterday participants learned natural building skills on a
tiny scale. Forget mastery, here are the 7 steps to learning Wizardtree.
1) Tread pre-soaked clay
rich earth into locally sourced straw. Sculpt resulting cob into an
island.
2) Select an off-cut of
hazel (left over from a wattle project). Get to grips with mini side
axe to scoop out a door and windows.
3) Craft an Ash chimney
using mallet and former.
4) Use old school brace
and bit to make hole and insert chimney.
5) Decide on a name for
your Wizardtree. Cut label from elmbast and thinner piece for string.
Attach to #cobisland
6) Forage for moss,
sticks and stones for decoration – steps and garden.
7) Leave to dry in sun
for two hours.
If only bigger buildings could be made in
this way! In many ways I jest. I also know how powerful it is to start
with a small idea … Just look at Laine's face as she strips this Elm
bast!
#lovecob #buildwithearth #loveisland
#lovecobisland #naturalbuilding #orchardbarn #tinyhouses #getbuilding
#vernacular #ourheritage
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