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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Building.

While building a house may be out of reach at the moment, let's get some practice putting together smaller structures.  Using local construction materials you can harvest yourself seems to be a great idea.  Cordwood is one way to build a wall with wood.  Let's build a cordwood wall!

Here are some pictures of what we're after:  
 
 

And here's a gentleman showing us how it's done:


Minimum requirements:
  - At least 7 feet tall by 8 feet long by 9 inches thick
  - Soft wood that is split at least in half to prevent cracks in the finished wall
  - Mortar does not include cement
  - Mortar on inside and outside with sawdust between
  - Sawdust treated with lime or other natural product to prevent mice/bugs
  - Interior, exterior or free-standing wall is fine
  - Load bearing or in-fill is fine

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - Place where the wall will be built
  - Mortar mixing station
  - Mortar recipe you are using
  - Wall partially built showing beads of mortar and sawdust
  - Finished wall showing dimensions (if not obvious)
 
You can thank my dental hygienist for my untimely aliveness. So tiny:
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