Here is a little cutie oven that was a test to see how it would hold up (covered with a tarp when not in use) in the Maine, US climate.

Saw on a reel they use soap then rub on the Canuba oil. It comes in a round can. They used this to seal for a shower. Wondering how well this works.

We got this cool door on Facebook marketplace. It has a rounded top, so I had to build an arch for the frame. Started off by making a rectangle, right where the arch starts, then once that part of the frame was in place, I could cut the top of the rectangle and put in the arch, if that makes sense. Chiseled some slots for the hinges. I still need to make a round window for the door, probably I will cut some acrylic or plexiglass.

I'm a builder based in southern Utah — would love to connect with any other Southwest folks in here! I recently got to work with Sir Cobalot, which was a great experience, and I'm looking forward to going deeper — his cob oven course is next on my list. Has anyone here done an oven yet? I'd love to hear how it went! Feel free to say hi as well 👋 I attached a photo of a recent sculpture I did out of cob that I'm very proud of!

Hey, I just thought I’d share with you a little clip showing how I’m using a cob mix as a finish plaster on exterior. When this coat is dry in a couple weeks, I will apply a clay paint with equal parts sifted Clay, very fine Sand and either flower paste or a plant-based cellulose as the binder. When this is all dry, I can either apply a linseed oil,, a fermented, nopal cactus juice or something called water glass, which is also known as sodium silicate. I’ve actually never used this before. It comes in a gallon liquid form.I’m curious to try it out. I’ll let you know how it does I’ve heard it works well. It’s true. I usually do a lime plaster for the exterior, but I actually much prefer doing Earthen plasters .