Essential Natural Plasters

Michael Henry has researched plasters and plastered his way across Ontario for the past decade, plastering for Camel's Back Construction and Straworks. His attention to detail and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert in the field and a sought-after workshop leader on plasters at the Endeavour Centre. Michael is co-author of Ontario's Old-Growth Forests, and he lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his plastering knowledge at thesustainablehome.net. Tina Therrien started plastering in 1997 as part of Camel's Back Construction, the first straw bale building company in Ontario. One of the founding members of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, Tina has made numerous contributions in the natural building world and has plastered in France and Haiti. Passionate about food, gardening, and chickens, Tina lives in a modest timber frame home with her spouse, daughter, their flock of chickens, and their slowly expanding gardens. She is co-author of More Straw Bale Building, and she operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, with her spouse. She lives in Low, Quebec.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Natural Plaster Ingredients
Chapter 3: Planning and Preparation
Chapter 4: Mixing and Application
Chapter 5: Earth Plaster Base Coats
    Recipe: Project Karyne Base Coat from Site Soil
    Recipe: Easily Workable Base Coat Using Bagged Clay
    Recipe: Straw-Clay Mud
    Recipe: Lime-Stabilized Base Coat Using Bagged Clay or Site Clay
    Recipe: Straworks' Baseball Diamond Mix
    Recipe: La Couche de Corps
    Recipe: Super Sticky Upside-Down Mix
Chapter 6: Earth Plaster Finish Coats
    Recipe: All-Purpose Finish Plaster
    Recipe: Pigmented Finish Plaster with Fiber
    Recipe: Silty Subsoil Dolomite Sand Top Coat
    Recipe: Fat Plaster
    Recipe: Finish Coat with "Mayonnaise"
    Recipe: Finish Coat Using Bagged Clay
    Recipe: Glen's Wet-Burnish Plaster
    Recipe: Finish Clay Plaster with Shredded Paper or Cellulose
    Recipe: Polishing Clay Plaster
    Recipe: Starch Paste
    Recipe: Rice or Corn Starch Paste
Chapter 7: Lime Plasters
    Lime Recipe: Simple Hydrated Lime Plaster
    Lime Recipe: Traditional Lime Putty-Based Scratch Coat with Hair Reinforcement
    Lime Recipe: Multi-Functional Hemp Lime Coating
    Lime Recipe: Lime Plaster with Manure
    Lime Recipe: Lime Plaster with Paper Pulp
    Lime Recipe: Tadelakt
    Lime Recipe: Stuc/Chevy Tadelakt
    Lime Recipe: Hot Mixed Lime Mortars
     Lime Recipe: Harling, Rough Cast, and Pebble Dash as External Lime Plastering Finishes
    Lime Recipe: Homemade Hydraulic Lime Base Coat
Chapter 8: More Binders
Chapter 9: Finishes and Aftercare
    Recipe: Carole Crews' Favorite Alis
Appendix 1: Coverage Estimates and Conversions
Appendix 2: Resources
Contributors
Index
About the Authors
A Note About the Publisher