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Anyone have an opinion on using shredded cedar bark instead of straw in a light clay slip? The area I'm in has a cedar mill and sells the bark cheap. For those that don't know cedar bark is very hairy and stringy when it comes off the log.cedar bark
 
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You could do some tests.  I don't see why it wouldn't work.  Cedar is very durable and rot resistant.  I think it would make a great clay/straw type wall, that is rammed into forms.  Are you thinking of covering straw bales with a slip of this mix?  It might be a little rough for that unless you run it all through a chipper/shredder to make it a lot finer... but I don't know... it might work for that too.  
 
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I was thinking pressed into forms on the outside of an earth bag wall.  
 
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