Tracking inspiration, land candidates and cob housing thoughts on the mud-hut of our dreams… (Images are inspiration, not our creation… yet) Cob, Strawbale, geothermal, wind power, solar, composting toilets, cordwood, Off grid living… All that & a bag of chips.Tumblr (3.0; @handbuilt)http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/">Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52748363879http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52748363879Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:00:20 -0700reference<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c7bc871d4e4cbf62f0506f1f3285419/tumblr_mo3p7ffNeg1qa1jvjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>土壁 More Japanese style earth plaster over Bamboo mesh.</span></p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52725068393http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52725068393Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:09 -0700earth plasterwattledaubplaster“A Study on Moisture Properties of “Tsuchikabe” that is a specialty of Hyogo...http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52665857507http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52665857507Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:00:21 -0700earth plasterscience“Also called komaikabe 小舞壁. A wattle and daub wall made of course mud plaster, ara-nuri 荒塗,...http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52643865350http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52643865350Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:09 -0700earth plaster<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cfd361e527808d4a05786bd7a4ddd425/tumblr_mo3oqshdd61qa1jvjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More on t<span>suchikabe style earth plaster</span></p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52585048680http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52585048680Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:00:23 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/669f4e3080cb17e4dd0d25cce29454df/tumblr_mo3oofgJDd1qa1jvjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><span>Tsuchikabe tools, for a traditional Japanese style earth plaster. Just started reading about this, more to come.</span></span></p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52563686663http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52563686663Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:27 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ecd24ec6f8270892d1cf92d101d35e3d/tumblr_mo3gkowwBk1qzf7kso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Glassed in Tatami room, something like this for our loft</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pnch.tumblr.com/post/52490855825/dsc01007-via-100shiki">pnch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/100shiki/8195830760/">DSC01007</a> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/100shiki/">100SHIKI</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52496394387http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52496394387Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:10:49 -0700tatami roomThis is a hi to Adam who we met at On the Boards tonight. Thanks for your interest in our project,...http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52440427324http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52440427324Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:37:31 -0700personal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04777763c9abcbcf7f39caba9f223bb0/tumblr_mh2zg9EYBf1ry8cqso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>wall art</p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52338110019http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52338110019Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:00:10 -0700art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4bca4209de4224af324f183fd3195c4/tumblr_mnyavfM4W61qacj99o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not ours, but another lovely cosy cob</p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52316220642http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52316220642Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:12 -0700cob<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/193aec8581265adabd4086975c5c6158/tumblr_mmlduj5TAw1qbhsq9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>best hen & chick garden idea.</p>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52282152757http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/52282152757Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:32:47 -0700Make a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) - Part 1:...http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51989480433http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51989480433Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:13 -0700Mini Bio-gas plant using food waste, decomposable organic material and kitchen waste: this is what I...http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51923004547http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51923004547Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:00:15 -0700biogas generator: need more info, but good seedhttp://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51901701267http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51901701267Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:11 -0700electricWood Fired Hot Tub: looks like perhaps too much work, but a good starting pointhttp://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51840498209http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51840498209Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:12 -0700bathtub<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Tipi-Furniture/">Furniture for your Tipi</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51819500431http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51819500431Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:17 -0700<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Our-Favorite-Folding-Camping-Chair-Table/">Folding Camping Chair & Table</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51761771832http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51761771832Thu, 30 May 2013 17:00:11 -0700<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-small-wind-generator-In-celebration/">How to make a small wind generator</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51740029461http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51740029461Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:32 -0700wind powerwind<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Hot-water-solar-collector-controller-with-thermost/">Hot water solar collector controller with thermostat</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51681006956http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51681006956Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:08 -0700water<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/whole-house-rainwater-cistern-water-system/">whole house rainwater cistern water system</a>http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51658653704http://handbuilt.tumblr.com/post/51658653704Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:21 -0700water