Rich Cool

I have an old box wood stove, with the removable plates. Could this not be a burn chamber for a rocket heater? Fire brick core inside the cast iron , fire brick riser coming from the second plate?  Both openings are about 6 inches.  Just curious if anyone has tried, or thought about it.

Thank you everyone  for the help and encouragement.  I am truly grateful!!!

Well i dug some up,just a shovel full, and tried it. With two handfuls of sand, fairly coarse sand, it had all the characteristics of everything I've learned. So,I made a teeny tiny burn chamber. Now I'm waiting for it to dry. Results to come. 😀😀😀

Never mixed it, lol. I'm kinda new to cob, just been around furnace cement mix all my life. It comes in a tub, just add water,lol.
I'm looking forward to trying this, turns out our clay is usable,so Saturday just got booked 🤣🤣🤣
I'll try one to one, the two clay one sand. With tall grasses I have around.
Yup,going to be interesting.

Again, thank y'all so much for all the help.
Honestly appreciate it!!!

I've tried a couple bricks from both. By themselves, when dried,don't hold together very well, but I've not tried grasses or other fibers. I will make a couple this week, and hopefully let you know how it works out.
No one I've known has done this,hence the reason.
If it were a good material, I would like to think it would've been used more.
This is going to be a fun adventure.

I'm in north central w ,and all I can find is either yello or white clay. To date, no one I've talked with seems to think it's any good for,well, much of anything.  Any ideas, suggestions, advice  would be greatly appreciated.
Thank y'all.

Thank y'all, I appreciate any and all input,lol
I know y'all use clay, our is either yellow or white, and to date,I've not heard of a good use for it. Maybe that's why there's so much of it,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'll probably have to go with the mortar and perlite.  

Hello,hope this finds y'all in good health.
I think i read where the bell can be the mass, and if so,how does that work?
Also,in my part of west virginia, we have yellow clay,which does not appear to be very useful for this particular application.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance ☺
Rich Coole.