{"product_id":"essential-natural-plasters-a-guide-to-materials-recipes-and-use-paperback","title":"Essential Natural Plasters: A Guide to Materials, Recipes, and Use - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTina Therrien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA veritable cookbook of natural plaster recipes and techniques for beautiful, durable finishes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural plasters made of clay, lime, and other materials mixed with sand are beautiful building finishes. Fun to work with, low-impact, and allowing infinite creativity, they are high performance and provide proven, centuries-long durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet until now there's been no resource that has pulled together the best North American plaster recipes and how-to into one place. \u003cem\u003eEssential Natural Plasters\u003c\/em\u003e covers it all: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourcing and selecting materials, including site-soils \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay, lime, and gypsum plasters as well as fibers and amendments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior and exterior use and specialty plasters such as tadelakt for bathrooms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing substrates, from straw bales and cob to lath and Sheetrock \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to set up a safe, efficient worksite \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing, testing, tinting, repairing, and applying plasters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoveted recipes from leading plasterers in Ontario, Vermont, New Mexico, France, and New Zealand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and deeply researched, \u003cem\u003eEssential Natural Plasters\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e must-have resource for owner-builders and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veritable cookbook of natural plaster recipes and techniques for beautiful, durable finishes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATURAL PLASTERS\u003c\/b\u003e made of clay, lime, and other materials mixed with sand are beautiful building finishes. Fun to work with, low-impact, and allowing infinite creativity, they are high performance and provide proven, centuries-long durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet until now there's been no resource that has pulled together the best North American plaster recipes and how-to into one place. \u003ci\u003eEssential Natural Plasters \u003c\/i\u003e cover it all: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourcing and selecting materials, including site-soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay, lime, and gypsum plasters as well as fibers and amendment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior and exterior use and specialty plasters such as tadelakt for bathrooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing substrates, from straw bales and cob to lath and Sheetrock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to set up a safe, efficient worksite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing, testing, tinting, repairing, and applying plasters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoveted recipes from leading plasterers in Ontario, Vermont, New Mexico, France, and New Zealand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and deeply researched, \u003ci\u003eEssential Natural Plasters \u003c\/i\u003eis the must-have resource for owner-builders and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Henry\u003c\/b\u003e plastered his way across Ontario for a decade. His research, attention to detail, and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert and teacher in the field. Michael lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his knowledge at thesustainablehome.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Therrien\u003c\/b\u003e started plastering in 1997 with Camel's Back Construction, Ontario's firs straw bale company. A founding member of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, she is co-author of \u003ci\u003eMore Straw Bale Building\u003c\/i\u003e and operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, in Low, Quebec, where she lives with her partner and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA veritable cookbook of natural plaster recipes and techniques for beautiful, durable finishes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATURAL PLASTERS\u003c\/strong\u003e made of clay, lime, and other materials mixed with sand are beautiful building finishes. Fun to work with, low-impact, and allowing infinite creativity, they are high performance and provide proven, centuries-long durability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet until now there's been no resource that has pulled together the best North American plaster recipes and how-to into one place. \u003cem\u003eEssential Natural Plasters \u003c\/em\u003e cover it all: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourcing and selecting materials, including site-soils\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClay, lime, and gypsum plasters as well as fibers and amendment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterior and exterior use and specialty plasters such as tadelakt for bathrooms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreparing substrates, from straw bales and cob to lath and Sheetrock\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to set up a safe, efficient worksite\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMixing, testing, tinting, repairing, and applying plasters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoveted recipes from leading plasterers in Ontario, Vermont, New Mexico, France, and New Zealand.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and deeply researched, \u003cem\u003eEssential Natural Plasters \u003c\/em\u003eis the must-have resource for owner-builders and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Henry\u003c\/strong\u003e plastered his way across Ontario for a decade. His research, attention to detail, and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert and teacher in the field. Michael lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his knowledge at thesustainablehome.net.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Therrien\u003c\/strong\u003e started plastering in 1997 with Camel's Back Construction, Ontario's firs straw bale company. A founding member of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, she is co-author of \u003cem\u003eMore Straw Bale Building\u003c\/em\u003e and operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, in Low, Quebec, where she lives with her partner and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Henry\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eOntario's Old-Growth Forests, \u003c\/em\u003e and he lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his plastering knowledge at thesustainablehome.net. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Therrien\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eMore Straw Bale Building, \u003c\/em\u003e and she operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, with her spouse. 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