Mike Abbott building with Wattle and Daub walls with a green wood timber frame

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Green woodworker Mike Abbott using Wattle and Daub on wall for a timber framed building, its an traditional way of infilling a wall. Using an interlace of split hazel like used for fences, this is plastered with mix of cow muck lime clay and straw. This is a traditional way of building and is still used in the Third World. Mike runs courses in greend skills like wattle and daub. Bishops Form Herefordshire England Great Britain UK

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Size: 5358px × 3554px
Location: Bishop's Forme near Bromyard Herefordshire Midland England Great Britain UK
Photo credit: © paul felix craftsmen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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