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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 wood badge in Building.

While building a house may be out of reach at the moment, let's get some practice putting together medium sized structures.  Making a sturdy building frame and filling it with something is a good approach to building a house.  Let's make a study framed building with cordwood log chunks, mortar and sawdust as the in-fill!

Here are some pictures of what we're after:  
 
 

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


Minimum requirements:
  - At least 100 square feet
       - Maybe a coop, smithy, sugar shack, woofer house, workshop, cabin, etc
  - Fully enclosed
  - At least 2 built-in outlets and a built-in light
  - Walls at least 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
  - Framework can be timber, roundwood or lumber
  - As with all PEM badges, lesser BBs can be harvested as you complete this project

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - Place where the building will be built
  - Mortar mixing station
  - Mortar recipe you are using
  - Finished framing
  - Walls partially built showing beads of mortar and sawdust
  - Finished walls
  - Completed building showing size and electrical details
 
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