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3d •
Cob oven and hobbit cobin in Petaluma
Hey y’all just thought I’d share with you the oven, hut and sauna at my place here in Petaluma Hope you’re having a great weekend!
1 like • 3d
@Malaika Butoyi yes! Gives me so many ideas too I like having that tea accessible right by the bed and heated bed too. I'd love to put a small bathtub and be able to use the water from the hot copper pipe to heat the bathtub water. So inspirational
8d •
12 sided hub
Made a Hub for the roof. Used a pocket hole jig and pocket hole screws, that made it easy to pre-drill the holes with a consistent angle and 2 1/2 inch screws. Split the wood on the first brace for the support, so after that, also pre-drilled all the holes for the support. Including a photo of my favorite counter sink, tapered drillbit. Pre-drill to prevent this kind of splitting.
1 like • 6d
Thanks for sharing your process Martin! Your place looks great!
Dec '25 •
Digging post holes
Dug all the holes for the 12 sided cobbin, rented a groundhog, $100 for four hours. Was able to dig all the holes in about a half an hour 💪. I’ve got another gazebo project. I’m working on, with 8 x 8 posts, so needed a 12 inch diameter hole for that, so I just used the same auger bit for the cobbin, the holes are definitely wider than needed, oh well. @Sir Cobalot what is the exact distance you recommend for the 12 sided from center point to inside post?
1 like • 22d
@Martin Stenflo beautiful timing!
28d •
Large Pavillion Design
I came across these larger pavilions (20×40) and I'm wondering if these might be a good fit for creating a roof and structure for the pallets and cob to go onto? (The website does allow you to increase the roof over hang to 12" or 24") https://amishwholesalegazebos.com/product/20x40-pine-pavilion/?srsltid=AfmBOormA1_6CpCD66VqBNdOomYuzFDPUzKKFNc10QIGDvWT3BSix1lNt-c
1 like • 27d
I'm not able to open up the link it's not available here...but from your picture looks great! I think as long as the pallets could fit between the walls without having to do too much extra filling in between? What is the cost for one of these? I like being able to see this structure visually for ideas too, thanks for sharing!
0 likes • 22d
@Jessica Poe thanks for sharing
28d •
Clay paint demo happening today at 4 pm PST
I’m doing a clay paint right now in the cobin I’m working on here in Watsonville and I thought some folks may like to see the process. I know it’s spontaneous but in case you happen to be free and want to get a quick little demo on doing a clay paint which you can actually apply over white drywall you can join me in the live call …
1 like • 26d
@Shannon Carpenter no worries, thanks for keeping me in mind!
0 likes • 25d
@Sir Cobalot great, thanks Miguel!
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@nicole-doucet-9052
Granola girl:) like to play in mud and be outside in Nature with my dog Freya
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