When I used sticks and such in pc it was not so good. The shrinking pc tends to shrink away from anything embedded in it and leave voids. I had pretty good success with bamboo, especially chipped bamboo. You might try shredded/chipped sage and creosote.
Don't know of anyone who has tried dandelion, and they don't grow out here where I am. Mikey Sklar in T or C used prickly pear juice.
spaceman
On 11/28/2012 9:52 AM, SuperSpeaker wrote:
This is my first post and so treat me gently! <smile> I was wondering about several things that I could not find regarding ingredients to Papercrete. First has anyone tried or thought about using sagebrush or greasewood type stems instead of or in addition to paper products in the mix? What might be the drawbacks and/or advantages of their use? Also, I thought since surplus latex paint is sometimes used as a binder if the dandelion stem milk (a light weight glue) and pine pitch might be used as binders as well or if anyone had tried using anything like that or any other nature type binders. Since these things are readily available in nature where I am, I thought it might be something which would work. Thank you for any ideas regarding this. rvbeary Building in southern Colorado ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5921 - Release Date: 11/26/12
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