Wall is built. On with the cobbing!

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:01]Good morning.

[00:00:04]It's morning now.

[00:00:05]You may not see this till this evening.

[00:00:07]Depends on how quick it uploads. This is Cathy at Musky Mountain Homestead.

[00:00:14]And if you're new here, my son and I put up this framework and this roof over the winter.

[00:00:23]And now I got to get it cobbed.

[00:00:26]But the last couple days have been so windy.

[00:00:30]It's supposed to get windy today about 11. I hope that holds true.

[00:00:35]That'll give me a few hours work to work this morning.

[00:00:41]Cuz I'm putting the straw in this corner.

[00:00:45]And I have to build up that wall.

[00:00:48]So I want to get that straw in there before the wind starts going. You can't put straw in when it's windy. It just blows everywhere. So kind of racing the wind this morning. I better get to it.

[00:01:03]I appreciate you guys being here so much.

[00:01:06]And here here we go.

[00:01:26]I put this tarp down so it'll catch that uh the straw cuz that falls out.

[00:01:33]Cuz I can use that to make the cob.

[00:01:41]Let me get this sweatshirt off cuz I don't want to get the straw all over it.

[00:01:50]That straw is so itchy.

[00:01:53]Okay, see if I can bust a move on this stuff.

[00:02:08]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Just got a little bit more. I had to go on the outside and fill in some of those slats.

[00:06:07]Now, I just have that little bit on the top.

[00:06:12]I can feel that breeze coming, but I think we're going to make it.

[00:06:29]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Well, this is how much that batch of cob did.

[00:06:57]About a half of this lower section, so a quarter of what I have to do here.

[00:07:04]So, I am going to go out and see if I can't make a bigger batch.

[00:07:11]But first, I'm going to go out and get some lunch. It doesn't seem like it's going to be too windy today, so I might be able to get this all finished.

[00:07:19]I hope so.

[00:07:23]I did manage to get these trees potted.

[00:07:28]That makes me happy. I got to drill some more holes in this lemon tree pot. They don't like the roots to get wet at all. They'll get root rot, so I got to bring the drill over. I's going to do that.

[00:07:42]If you're wondering I planted greens in here in this pot.

[00:07:49]And some radishes. You can see the radishes coming up and there's Now, I put chives in here. I don't see them sprouting.

[00:08:00]But I do have lettuce and beets. I like the beet tops.

[00:08:06]So, anyway back to cobbing.

[00:08:24]>> [music] [music] [music] >> I'm still using the water I collected when it rained.

[00:09:09]It's getting down there though, I think.

[00:09:14]Might still be 20 gallons or so.

[00:09:17]It's working real good for my cob.

[00:09:31]>> [music] [music] [music] >> Well, that wheelbarrow got us about finished up the rest of this pallet here.

[00:10:57]And a little bit of the next one. So, I'm thinking if I go make a real good load again, I should be able to finish that section.

[00:11:06]I'm hoping.

[00:11:09]We got biting flies out here.

[00:11:11]Gina and I are going to go take a little break. Hunky, you want to go take a break?

[00:11:17]Yeah.

[00:11:20]Oh my gosh.

[00:11:23]I thought the wind would slow down after a break.

[00:11:26]It did not.

[00:11:29]Must push on.

[00:11:38]She's probably getting [music] tired of this.

[00:11:40]She always lays close to >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Well, I almost got this section done.

[00:12:36]And I am not going to go and make another batch of concrete.

[00:12:41]So, tomorrow I maybe should smooth that out.

[00:12:47]I'm going to smooth that out before we go in.

[00:12:51]Tomorrow, I'll finish that and get the top of that window done.

[00:13:01]Are you ready to be done?

[00:13:03]Are you ready? Are you ready to be done with this nonsense?

[00:13:10]She's such a good dog.

[00:13:12]She's such a good dog.

[00:13:14]Well, I thank you so much for being here.

[00:13:18]And I'll see you next time. Take good care.

[00:13:28]>> [music] >> Mhm.