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Reskilling Resources: General Wilderness & Sustainability Skills
ROOF THATCHING & REED COLLECTION
Thatched in water reed this 'round house' demonstrates the poured on fluidity of thatch is not created by the material but by the way it is applied. No other roofing material is capable of adapting to such shapes
Dusty, from Natural Homes writes: in defense of thatch, the Department of the Environment's, Protection of Historic Buildings (PHB) in Northern Ireland Technical Note No.6, 2006 on thatch roofs says, "The general perception of thatch is that it is a fire risk, although PHB records, kept now for thirty years, do not substantiate this."
- Phragmites, reed grass for thatching roofs.
- The Thatchers Craft. Download this free book (this is the most current link) by The Rural Development Commission in England. For REED thatching go to download #6, p. 16.
- Thatching Notes for the Kinstone Chapel. Basics of Thatching, where to order tools, etc.
- Danish Blog on Thatching . Lots of photos, cool.
- Reed Collecting, what to expect, bring, and wear . A winter activity.
- Outline of Thatching: materials, construction, tools.
- Thatching Comes to America . Article written for the book "The Art of Natural Building".
- Video interview with William Cahill . on thatching 2013
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2013/07/traditional_irish_roof_thatcher_puts_the_meadowlands_to_work.html
Video below on Reaper Binder. Potential for harvesting reed with this machine.
Cordage
Uses for Phragmites Reed Grass .
WALL SYSTEMS
ROUND POLE FRAMING & Connecting Techniques
FOUNDATIONS & STEM WALLS
http://www.bedfordny.info/html/d_planning.html
NATURAL INSULATION
Zebra Mussel Shells
Danish Testing relating to Strawbale construction
Insulative Systems
Wool Insulation & felting
EARTHEN FLOORS
Using Manure in flooring
- Paper Clay...as a sculpting media and potential insulation material for walls. Made with shreded paper and coloredclays. It is easy to make paper pulp or you can buy the cellulose insulation. Both are options depending on what's available under the situation. Lance suggests spraying on 1st coat and hand apply last coat. Some folks might like a flowing surface, some a flat plane. As a guide... boards could be attached, screwed in at the edges and a screed board drawn from bottom upward between the boards.
- Earthen floors in existing houses. Detailed article.
EARTH PLASTER ARTICLES
NATURAL SEALERS:
HEAT SOURCES
- Manure . BTU's of manure compared to wood, and more.
Natural Structures:
Willow: made of living willow, rooted in the ground & bundled.
PRACTICAL NATIVE CRAFTS
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