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=== Applying Plaster Coat === This is the part of the project where I pulled out a trowel. Start by moistening the wall with water, then trowel the plasters on from bottom to top finishing one row so it provides surface on which to place the next. I had to keep to my four experimental strips though this of course will not be your problem. Work from corner to corner, or as far as you can reach without moving if the area is large. This arrangement, or so my grandfather taught, lets the plaster dry well as you work horizontally before you work vertically up over the previous still tacky plaster, so less chance of collapses; while still maintaining the efficiency of not rearranging your self and your tools as you move back and forth. For this layer aim for a thickness of about 1/4 inch.<ref>'''Guelberth, Cedar Rose & Dan Chiras. The Natural Plaster Book: Earthen, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2003.'''Of all the books I read through, only one did I find myself drawn back to over and again.... This book seemed to have, compared to others, the most agreed upon and middle-of-the-road recipes; I derived all my basic formulas from it and barely scratched the surface.</ref>Fill In nooks and crannies preparing the surface to take a smooth round finish coat. After the plaster has set a bit but before it dries be sure to used a metal toothed comb to cut key lines lengthwise into the surface, being careful not to snag on bits of straw and pull the plaster out. Straw length for this coat of plaster should be your standard 1-3 inches.<ref>'''Guelberth, Cedar Rose & Dan Chiras. The Natural Plaster Book: Earthen, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2003.'''Of all the books I read through, only one did I find myself drawn back to over and again.... This book seemed to have, compared to others, the most agreed upon and middle-of-the-road recipes; I derived all my basic formulas from it and barely scratched the surface.</ref> <center> <gallery> Image:CCAT natural Plaster; A rough spot that needed fixing before finish.jpg|fig. a:A spot with too much straw coming out, I used a plaster mixes extra light on fiber to smooth over these for the finish. Image:CCAT natural Plaster; A rough spot fixed.jpg|fig. b:The rough spot finished over. Image:CCAT natural Plaster;small impovements.jpg|fig. c:Here you can see how the grayer material is last touches put on to create smooth flowing surfaces. Image:CCAT natural Plaster; larger patch 1.jpg|fig. d: For reasons I couldn't determine some sections broke out of this back area; not too unusual in plaster to have some not set up well, so I patched them and had no more troubles. Image:CCAT natural Plaster; larger patch 2.jpg|fig. e: More of the large back patch that had busted out. Image:CCAT natural Plaster; Finished Plaster, before color coat..jpg|fig. f: What we looked like after the finish plaster and before the color coat. Can see the 4 strips of Lime Plaster, Manure Plaster, Lime again, and Manure again. Image:CCAT natural Plaster; Finished Plaster, before color coat, back and side view.jpg|fig. g:A view of the finished plaster before color, from back and side, also the caulk before paint. </gallery></center>
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