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Scaleable truss and frame bamboo/fabric shelter - Space-age mud and wattle

10-9-2009

A layer of poultry wire in the matrix provides additional protection during strong storms.

Poultry netting is adjusted to a flat plane after all ties to bamboo have been made and the seams between pieces have been cut and spliced until they look semi factory made. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Small areas that bubble inward or outward contain excess length that is removed by twisting several wires into a zig zag with a pair of pliers. Gently and quickly move the grip toward the correct planer position as the twists are made, woven wire netting can be made acceptably flat using this technique, it takes time and patience.



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Application of fabric is difficult on vertical walls. Roofs benefit from gravity which holds the cement and acrylic soaked fabric in place. It is best to apply fabric in the horizontal position.

The frame is light, remove it from the assembly jig and install poultry netting in a convenient manner. Place cement and acrylic soaked fabric on wall panel in horizontal position. Strips of fiber plaster along poles will insure that fabric layer stays in place when it is turned over for a layer of fabric on the other side. Stitch and patch where panels join during structural assembly.

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