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Tables of Contents for Cordwood Building
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
Rob Roy
Part 1: Where We Have Come From
Cordwood Masonry: A Vernacular Architectural Tradition
3
10
William H. Tishler
My 25-Year Love Affair with Cordwood Masonry
13
8
Rob Roy
Cordwood Masonry 101
21
16
Rob Roy
Part 2: The State of the Art
Stackwall Construction: The Double Wall Technique
37
6
Cliff Shockey
The Lomax Corner
43
6
Jack Henstridge
A Round Cordwood House with 16 Sides
49
8
Rob Roy
Octagons, Hexagons, and Other Shapes
57
6
Rob Roy
Bottle Designs in a Cordwood Wall
63
8
Valerie Davidson
Patterned Cordwood Masonry
71
8
Rob Roy
Electrical Wiring in Cordwood Masonry Buildings
79
6
Paul Mikalauskas
Mike Abel
Using Cement Retarder with Cordwood Masonry
85
8
Rob Roy
When It Shrinks, Stuff It!
93
6
Geoff Huggins
A Mobile Home Converted to Cordwood
99
4
Al Fritsch
Jack Kieffer
A Shop Teacher's Approach
103
6
James S. Juczak
Paper-Enhanced Mortar
109
8
Alan Stankevitz
Part 3: The World of Cordwood Masonry
Stonewood: A Love Story
117
4
Wayne Higgins
Woodland Treat
121
6
Larry Schuth
Cordwood on the Gulf Coast
127
6
George Adkisson
A Cordwood and Cob Roundhouse in Wales
133
6
Tony Wrench
More Cordwood and Cob
139
8
Rob Roy
Cordwood in Chile
147
4
Hans Hebel
One Old and One New in Sweden
151
6
Olle Lind
Creating with Stone, Wood, and Light
157
10
Tom Huber
The Community Round House at Pompanuck
167
10
John Carlson
Scott Carrino
A New Home on an Old Foundation
177
6
Stephen
Christine Ketter-McDiarmid
Part 4: Go, Thee, and Do Likewise
The Mortgage-free Cordwood Home
183
10
Rob Roy
Cordwood and the Building Inspector
193
10
Dr. Kris J. Dick
Professor A.M. Landdown
Cordwood and the Code
203
4
Thomas M. Kwiatkowski
Cordwood and the Code: A Case Study
207
6
John Carlson
Scott Carrino
Cordwood Code Issues: Strength and Insulation
213
8
Rob Roy
Afterword: Where We Go from Here
221
2
Rob Roy
Bibliography
223
4
Glossary of Terms
227
4
Index
231
8
About the Authors
239