[GSBN] earthen floor sealer in Haiti

[Joyce Coppinger]

After the 1999 CASBA conference, we toured a house that had an earthen floor
sealed with psyllium. Maybe Skilled-Means John or others who were on that
tour can share more about this.

Joyce



> I know a little about this from my involvement in biofuel and as Derelict
> wrote some oils are termed drying oils as they dry to a hard finish at
> normal room temperature,
> 
> Dammar oil, from the Canarium strictum,
> Linseed oil, used in paints, also suitable for human consumption.
> Poppyseed oil, similar in usage to linseed oil but with better color
> stability.
> Stillingia oil (also called Chinese vegetable tallow oil), obtained by
> solvent from the seeds of Sapium sebiferum.
> Tung oil, used in wood finishing.
> Vernonia oil is produced from the seeds of the Vernonia galamensis.
> (Ironweed)
> 
> In addition to the oils listed here, walnut, sunflower and safflower oil are
> also considered to be drying oils
> 
> regards
> Chug
> chug at strawbale-building.co.uk
> http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk
> . 
> 
> 
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