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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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Repairing lime plaster walls

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Yakisugi (grilled cedar) 焼き杉 - Charring Wood as a Finishing Modality

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Painting to appease the Man

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Tadelakt

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Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

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best finish for pine floor?

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Paint chips everywhere--how do we remove/process/deal with all this paint!

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Building a tiny house, thinking of siding options...

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Questions about straw bale foundations, and exterior finish

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Dale's Concrete Refinishing Job

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Best oil to treat lumber with

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What to use on top of two coats of old chipped house paint? any non toxic choices?

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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Fun with Stucco lath - sculpted faucet cover

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Homemade Clapboards

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Fun with Stucco lath - sculpted faucet cover

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questions about changing the color of whitewash...

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I think I've found a better way to insulate single pane windows?

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Stucco for our self-built house

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Natural fire protection

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Make your own Oxalic Acid for wood bleaching?

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Non-toxic ceiling finish to make it easier to clean

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Partions in papercrete.

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will lime corrode aluminum cans?

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Natural fire protection

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Burnishing rock

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Non-toxic ceiling finish to make it easier to clean

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Clay Plaster on new Drywall

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PEP BB naturalbuilding.sand.claypaint - Make Clay Paint

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Make your own Oxalic Acid for wood bleaching?

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Domegaia and aircrete

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I think I've found a better way to insulate single pane windows?

7 months ago 8 replies 1 1

Fun with Stucco lath - sculpted faucet cover

9 months ago 6 replies 25 2

Homemade Clapboards

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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Volunteer to help you with you mosaic art project

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Stucco for our self-built house

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will lime corrode aluminum cans?

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questions about changing the color of whitewash...

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Plastering

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Partions in papercrete.

11 months ago 6 replies

Building a tiny house, thinking of siding options...

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Painting to appease the Man

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roundwood and timber framing

Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

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Backing for interior siding

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roundwood and timber framing

Best oil to treat lumber with

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cork board insulation

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Questions regarding earthen plaster render in mostly dry climate versus lime plaster render.

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Kitchen counters easily stained?

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Lime - got some extra quick lime that needs a home

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Converting latex painted drywall to lime plaster

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Wattle and daub in Nepal - Clay render failure

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Stucco on a roof

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Anyone made their own hydraulic lime?

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Oil for deck

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Anyone make thier own pine tar?

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Favorite plaster everything

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Came across a cheap steel structure - any ideas on ways to make it more livable/green

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HELP ... yet another "plaster" or finishing question

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People, Please Point Me to the Perfect Poop for Plaster (Erica??)

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Paperbag floor

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Yakisugi (grilled cedar) 焼き杉 - Charring Wood as a Finishing Modality

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lacquer or glue from recycled waste

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Dale's Concrete Refinishing Job

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Any experience with flues on bituminous roof?

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What to use on top of two coats of old chipped house paint? any non toxic choices?

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Diatomaceous earth, Cork, Clay and Lime plaster blend...

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