my dirt bag cabin

[Bodean]

Beauty.

 

[Porkbrick]

update! plastering is my life now. im finally through with the first coat and starting on the second.

first coat working its way across the front




the side

the front done!

the back almost done

the front with the final window in place


really crappy picture of the start on the second coat. this coat will fill in all the odd spots and smooth out the walls, as well as joining the building top and bottom. this mix is dirt, clay, lime, cement, paper pulp, and shredded redwood bark.

 

[gf beranek]

A monument! It will last for at least a few generations with the least amount of care.

 

[FireFighterZero]

How did you learn how to do all this stuff?

This is awesome. Love seeing the journey!

 

[Porkbrick]

Ha! im making it up as i go! most of this stuff ive picked up out of books and off the internet. youtube for the win!

 

[Fiddler]

What a great project. Gonna give you many years of enjoyment I'll wager.

 

[flushcut]

God bless Youtube! Frickin awesome!

 

[gf beranek]

I wanna see it up close and personal. And when it is complete I hope you have a dedication ceremony for all that made it possible. Way cool.

 

[Burnham]

Sweet, still!

 

[woodworkingboy]

No turning back now!

 

[Porkbrick]

i havent posted any pictures in a while, but that doesnt mean i havent been working on it.


the eve extensions going up. the bottom edge shows and im using the shou sugi ban scorched wood technique for looks.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Cool!

 

[Porkbrick]

 

[MasterBlaster]

Just let me know when it's ready for me to move in!

 

[Burnham]

Ahhh..Jaime, I so wish I'd been able to fit the gathering you hosted into my schedule. Looks better every time you post pictures. You and your wife are doing a magical thing there. Best wishes, my friend.

 

[stig]

Are you going to whitewash it when it is done?

 

[sotc]

Just bleed the wild boars over it!

 

[Porkbrick]

yes Stig, thats the plan. final coat of plaster will be a lime/sand mixture, should come out very white. still toying with the idea of doing the lower half in a dark color to break up the verticality of the front.

 

[MasterBlaster]

So awesome.

 

[mastermind7864]

Damn fine job.

 

[gf beranek]

Iron oxide pigment is forever. Never fades. Pretty.

 

[Porkbrick]

speaking of pigment that never fades, how about carbon black? Brian, aka toyotadon, milled me some live edge cypress boards for my fascia. i decided to try shou sugi ban. torched the boards black, brushed them off with a stiff brush and gave them a coat of deck treatment. i think they turned out really nice. they are iridescent in the sun.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Wow!

 

[Porkbrick]

do you ever sleep Butch?

 

[Porkbrick]

this shows better the iridescent quality