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Cordwood Construction in Mexico
Mario Vargas sent me some wonderful photos of a cordwood bath house he is building near Tlaxcala, Mexico. He is using white and red cedar to complete his cordwood walls. Three masons are working on the walls tuck pointing. Since it is a bath house the windows are...
read moreDoes Cordwood belong in the Kitchen?
As my Swedish (Minnesotan) friends would say "Ya sure you betcha!" Many folks have wondered how to hang kitchen cabinets and design their kitchen around cordwood walls. It is actually very easy because cabinets can be hung on any level and plumb wall. Here are some...
read moreCordwood Conference Papers 2015
The 2015 Cordwood Conference was held near Plattsburg, New York on July 11-12, 2015. It was hosted by Rob and Jaki Roy of Earthwood Building School. 35 wonderful souls attended and had an outstanding time learning, sharing and networking. A set of papers was...
read moreCordwood Construction shows off her Outhouses
One of the all-time-best cordwood construction practice projects is building the cordwood outhouse. Not only do you get to hone your cordwood mortaring skills, but you get a functional addition to your homestead.This outhouse (above) was the first cordwood building...
read moreCordwood flooring moves Outdoors in Slovakia
Martin Tyciak built this gorgeous cordwood patio-terrace at his home in Slovakia. Here the 2-inch cordwood slices are being hammered into place so they are level. The base of gravel had already been tamped to make a firm and level foundation. Martin used wood from...
read moreCordwood in Sweden @ Pelle Henriksson’s cordwood sauna
Pelle Henriksson has added to his portfolio with these new pictures of his backyard sauna in Sweden. He calls his Facebook building site Kubbhusbastu which translates to Cordwood Sauna which Pelle says is "Just for fun." The foundation (ring beam), framing (post &...
read moreCordwood Classroom in Guatemala Fund Raiser
The Community Cloud Forest Conservation near Coban, Guatemala is seeking donations for its second cordwood classroom building. The first classroom for the impoverished children of the region is built and functioning. It was constructed in the shape of the Quetzal...
read moreCordwood Construction (Cobwood) in England @ Earthmovesdesign
Earthmovesdesign (with permission) Based in Suffolk and established since 1996, earthmovesdesign is Neil and Emi-Lou Lankford. Neil designs and makes gardens, Water features, and natural Cobwood Garden Rooms and kids play dens and has worked with both the private and...
read moreCordwood Sauna on the Iron Range (Part 2)
Tony and Denise have finished their gorgeous sauna on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. Hand-built out of Northern White Cedar (after taking a workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy). The Brough's dedicated themselves to building this beautiful and practical...
read moreCordwood Sauna at Kinstone Circle
Many wonderful and talented folks worked on framing, roofing, cordwood-ing and making bottle ends for this much-anticipated structure. The sauna rests upon a frost-protected grade beam. The grade beam is 12" wide and 24" deep. The final twelve inches of grade beam...
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