[GSBN] Old cordwood?

[Bob Theis]

Interesting quest, Chris. 

I'd love to see if there's a  correlation of the appearance of cordwood construction with the spread  of the saw,  as a technology supplementing the axe. Saws are more efficient, of course, but require a higher technology base, both for manufacture and support.  

Hard to sharpen a saw on a flat rock, for example.

Bob 


On Jan 11, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Chris Magwood wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> A question that's a bit off topic, since it's about that overgrown straw method of building... but does anybody know of really old cordwood buildings? I keep reading about these 1,000 year old cordwood buildings in Greece, Albania and area, but there doesn't seem to be any proof of their existence, other than as a "fact" that proves how long cordwood can last. I'm trying to document long-standing examples of lots of natural building methods, and I can find 100-200 year old cordwood in North America and northern Europe (which is just fine!), but I'd sure love to know if these ancient ones are for real or not.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
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