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[[Image:Micro-straw3.jpg|640px|thumb| right|A bunch of chopped micro-straw (see: [[Earth Plaster]] page)]]
[[Image:Micro-straw3.jpg|640px|thumb| right|A bunch of chopped micro-straw (see: [[Earth Plaster]] page)]]


This page is a '''stub''' - please help expand it, especially by writing a section on OS hardware needs. Various historical and novel uses of straw can be enhanced with machines.  
''This page is a '''stub''' - please help expand it, especially by writing a section on OS hardware needs.''
Straw is a wonderful, versatile raw material that is cheap and abundant. It has numerous historical and novel uses (see Wikipedia entry for examples). Some of these uses are labor-intensive but machines could be developed.  


==Open Source Hardware Needs==
==Open Source Hardware Needs==

Revision as of 00:10, 24 July 2016

Numerous uses of straw as a material: (A) Straw bale construction project in Willits, California. (B) Gypsy wagon with wood wheels and straw cover. (C) Straw mat, woven. (D) Korean sandals (chipshin), ca. 1950s, straw - Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. (E) Bedding and packaging. (F) Woven basket.
A bunch of chopped micro-straw (see: Earth Plaster page)

This page is a stub - please help expand it, especially by writing a section on OS hardware needs.


Straw is a wonderful, versatile raw material that is cheap and abundant. It has numerous historical and novel uses (see Wikipedia entry for examples). Some of these uses are labor-intensive but machines could be developed.

Open Source Hardware Needs

  • various machines: see uses on Wikipedia page (examples: weaving, cording, chopping, baling, etc.)

External Links

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