Well, here they are. . . A robust collection of cordwood articles spanning the last 25 years of cordwood construction. This list is by no means complete and more are to follow as they become uncovered.
Please Note: There has been quite a learning curve going on here since the 1970s, so remember that while you read. For example, recommendations on wall-width have increased since the first articles were published.
And also, a special thanks goes out to all publishers for their permission to reuse these articles.
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View From The Green Room Rob Hopkins describes a project where art and permaculture met with dramatic results. Here's the story of the Kinsale Playhouse built of cordwood and cob. |
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Get A Life For Cliff Shockey and Sylvie Francouer, life is a journey with many side trips. Here's the story of Cliff Shockey and how he built his double-wall cordwood/stackwall home. |
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Issue No. 177 - December/January 2000 The Cordwood Sauna Building the ultimate head of steam by Rob Roy. Rob experienced his first sauna in 1963 and little did he know that he was taking the first step on a lifelong quest for the perfect sweat. |
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Issue No. 149 - April/May 1995 Rob Roy's Earthwood Home This is the most detailed of all articles on cordwood construction. 17 photographs and 2 diagrams along with lots of reading make this quite an enjoyable article. Discover how Rob Roy built his Earthwood home. |
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Turning the Circle Learn how Jim Coonen and Michelle Pezzi built their 16-sided cordwood abode in northern Wisconsin |
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Two Walls Are Better Than One Stackwood x two + sun = warm home in a cold climate. If you are interested in double-wall cordwood, this is an excellent article about Cliff Shockey's method. |
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An Ad for the CoCoCo '94 Conference Take a trip down memory lane to read about the first major cordwood masonry symposium ever held! |
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Earthwood . . . Ten Years Later Hindsight how-to from a cordwood and earth-shelter pioneer. |
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My Catalpa Cottage Build a house for $10 a square foot? You bet I did! |
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Homebuilding by the Cord Or how I spent my summer vacation. |
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Issue No. 96 - March/April 1991 Cheaper By The Cord Learn how Jane Bexton built her own stackwall house in Ontario, Canada. A very good article that describes the whole house-building process. The first home to incorporate foam insulation within a cordwood wall cavity. |
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Shelter By The Cord How we managed to build a house and beat the system in only 18 months by using firewood for walls. By Richard Flatau |
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Issue No. 88 - July/August 1984 A Mortgage-Free, Owner-Built Cordwood Castle In this case, "lack of interest" applies to the financing, not to the owner-builder's spirit! Here's Richard Flatau's article about how he built "Flatau's Plateau." |
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Issue No. 79 - January/February 1983 The Thermal Efficiency of Cordwood Walls An energy consultant looks at how log-end houses "stack up" against conventional structures. |
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Issue No. 73 - January/February 1982 The Miniature Cordwood Barn Modeled after Mom's life-sized original, this easily made toy will provide hours of fun. |
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Issue No. 72 - November/December 1981 Mother's Stackwood Barn Here's our design for a farmstead outbuilding that can handle a whole slew of duties. |
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Issue No. 67 - January/February 1981 A Log-End Cave A pair of cordwood-construction pioneers have gone underground. Find out all about Rob Roy's second cordwood home. |
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Issue No. 64 - July/August 1980 The Building of Mother's Stackwood Dome Here's the full story on one of the world's most unusual cordwood structures . . . |
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Issue No. 54 - November/December 1978 A Century (or More) of Stackwood Homes No one knows just where stackwood construction originated, or even how long it's been around... but there's plenty of proof that buildings made of "cordwood" can pass the test of time! |
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Issue No. 50 - March/April 1978 You Can Learn Stackwood Construction This Summer! It appears according to this article, that the University of Manitoba was the first to offer cordwood workshops. |
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Issue No. 49 - January/February 1978 We Built a Hobbit Garage It's made with cordwood all right, but where's the mortar? |
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Issue No. 47 - September/October 1977 The Return of the Cordwood House A three part series on cordwood. Besides Jack's second article, you will also find Rob Roy's first article and a report entitled: "Housing for the North", published by the Alberta Environment and Environment Canada. |
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We Built A $75,000 House... For Only $10,000! The spark that started the cordwood revival. Read all about Jack Henstridge's "Stackwood" building adventures. |