Building a Stove: The Final Installment PHOTOGRAPHS

Mud Recipe:For every two parts soil add one part grassAdd waterMix vigorously with your feetMuddy mixing feetRolling Mud into a ball.The working pile that the mud was flung onto.Banana husks before they are shaped. They were cut out in the village of Namwendwu and transported to the dorm via bicycle.Cutting...

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Building a Stove: The Final Installment VIDEOS

Building a stove of this size is an all-day endeavour. Our day began at 7am sharp! We first started by preparing the mud.Mud Recipe:Two parts soil for every one part of grassAdd water graduallyMix vigorously with your feetThe mud isn't just any type of mud--it is mixed to the perfect consistency. It's like mixing cake batter--if everything isn't proportional the cake won't rise. If the mud is watery it won't hold its form and if it is too dry it will crack very easily. The mud is constantly folded,...

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Building a Stove Pt. 2

Today's installment of Building a Stove revolves around grass. Grass is essential to building a fuel efficient stove. It adds strength a durability to the mud mixture that the stove is sculpted out of. The type of grass is very important as well. It needs to be tall, thick grass that is hard to rip...

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Building a Stove Pt. 1

Today, Franco and I headed out to collect the materials necessary to build a fuel-efficient stove for the dorm. We focused on collecting soil today. The soil we collected for the stove comes from a termite and white ant mound. Due to the elasticity of this particular soil it is perfect for making stoves....

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