[Strawbale] Aliz plaster (was Alis plaster)

[Derek Roff]

> I did a search at this site for 'alis,' and nothing came up.

If you search on "Aliz" (the traditional Spanish spelling), you still won't 
find much about natural plasters.  However, you might find one excellent 
article by Carole Crews, who is one of the most knowledgeable people I 
know, regarding natural and traditional plastering, as practiced in 
pre-industrial New Mexico (which melded indigenous traditions with those 
coming out of Spain, Northern Africa, and the Middle East).

<http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/aliz.html>

This article includes guidelines for creating a functional recipe using the 
soil that you have available.

Derelict

Derek Roff
Language Learning Center
Ortega Hall 129, MSC03-2100
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
Internet: derek at unm.edu