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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Andy and everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The PAKSBAB team is making great little 1' x 1' x 2' bales in Pakistan using our hand balers (compression moulds and farm jacks). I initially took an American made Hi-Lift jack to Pakistan which is still in use, and we have since imported additional ones from China.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The straw is cut by hand using a sickle and is wrapped into sausage-like bundles and placed side-to-side in the mould. Andy, I will email you some pictures of the moulds and bale fabrication process, farm jack specs, and our fabrication procedure off list. I need to update my compression mould drawing, but I can do this in the next week and email it to you as well. If anyone else is interested in this information please send me an email off list and I will cc you on my correspondence with Andy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We often use wattle and daub for our interior partition walls. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I haven't been to Pakistan in almost 2 years but Surkhab Khan and the team are forging ahead. We're about to start our 27th straw bale house - our 3rd one in collaboration with the organization SCIPPER (Spinal Cord Injury Project for Pakistan Earthquake Rehabilitation). We also recently formed an advisory board and are working hard to bring straw bale construction to scale in Pakistan. Step by step...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Darcey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Darcey Donovan, P.E., C.T.O.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1083<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Truckee, CA 96160 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(530) 902-5516 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(530) 582-4965 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>darceydonovan Skype<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>darcey@paksbab.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.paksbab.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Andy Horn <a href="mailto:[mailto:andy@ecodesignarchitects.co.za]">[mailto:andy@ecodesignarchitects.co.za]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Global Straw Building Network'<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ecoengr@sbcglobal.net">ecoengr@sbcglobal.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Hand Compressed bales <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Dear Darcey & others<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Some time back in the Dec 2006 Last Straw there was an article about the work of Darcey Donovan and Greg Zaller in an earthquake struck area of Pakistan, where they used hand compacted bales using car jacks to make their bales for some community projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>We have a Hospital project in the icy highlands of the small mountain <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">kingdom</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lesotho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, where the locals are growing wheat (organically) and harvest by hand. We intend to build using straw bales and I am looking specifically for information about how best to make and utilize a hand compactor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>We did already make up a simple timber mould simply to establish the quantity and hence cost of the supply of the straw that we would likely need to bale with. We used a hacksaw (with a fine steel cutting blade) to cut the straw, placing the cut ends to the outside and thinning ends towards the inside alternately so as to lay it in a regular fashion. We did not try use a car jack as at that stage we were just looking at quantities. The locals sell their straw in bundles for roof thatching. We found that it will take approximately 20 of their bundles to make a single bale.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>In order for the idea to be replicable we need to keep it as simple but effective as possible. There is a local metal worker who could weld up a mould for us and I am sure we can lay our hands on some car or lorry jacks. I have never been down this road before and have no idea of the finer technicalities of making your own bales. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Are there certain car or lorry jacks that work better than others?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>how to best design the mould?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>how best to lay the straw into the mould?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>What kind of level of compression is one looking for and how does one establish the right level of compression?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>How to get this as efficient as possible?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>What can go wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>etc etc <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>I did already try follow John Glassfords link on his web site that he mentioned (see his mail below) in regards to looking at this for th Haiti project, Thanks John ….but would appreciate much more specific detail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>The other thing that came up was the possibility to make thinner bales for internal walls ….but again I have had no experience with this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Any input would be hugely appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Andy Horn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoAutoSig><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'><img border=0 width=576 height=119 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CC9A24.6D7276E0" alt="cid:image001.gif@01CC9A24.6D7276E0"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>G ' day Balers<br><br>Sounds good to me bales for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Haiti</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Remember it was an earthquake and if you have not seen the work been done by Darcy Donovan here is a story posted some time ago now:<br><br>(Just scroll down)<br><br><a href="http://glassford.com.au/main/?paged=5" title="blocked::http://glassford.com.au/main/?paged=5">http://glassford.com.au/main/?paged=5</a><br><br>Also you must all have seen the video of the test done in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reno</st1:place></st1:City>:<br><br><a href="http://imedia.unr.edu/shakertables/straw_bail_house_test_270.mov" title="blocked::http://imedia.unr.edu/shakertables/straw_bail_house_test_270.mov">http://imedia.unr.edu/shakertables/straw_bail_house_test_270.mov</a><br><br>I love the hand baler that the Pakistanis are using.<br><br>Seeing there is high unemployment in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Haiti</st1:place></st1:country-region> and if there is any rice straw in the paddocks then the hand balers would work.<br><br>Anyone know how Darcy is going last time I heard Darcy was still in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>?<br><br>Kind regards<br>The Straw Wolf<br>Huff 'n' Puff Constructions<br><a href="http://www.glassford.com.au" title="blocked::http://www.glassford.com.au/">http://www.glassford.com.au</a><br>61 2 6927 6027<br>In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region> (02) 6927 6027<br><br>Mountains of the Moon 2011<br><a href="http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org" title="blocked::http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/">http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>