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["Paul and Sandra" <crows@tkc.att.ne.jp>]

1. If the deadmen (into bank logs) are inclined toward the bank, then
gravity will do it.
2. Or put a notch into the deadmen to prevent the top course from rocking
3. or drill some good holes and use a dry peg (will soak and swell)
the last course is not critical as there is not much weight behind it.  I
like playing with pegs and axes just for the experience.  Plant roots will
ultimately hold the bank.  Have you considered innoculating the logs with
mushrooms?
a traditional landscape approach woud use some kind of joinery (#2) or use a
big drill and auger bit and drill strait through both logs and pound a piece
of rebar through both, in which case you need to keep the logs from moving
while drilling and pounding.
Paul Cereghino - crows@tkc.att.ne.jp - Tokyo
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Newman <newman@bcinternet.net>
To: Permaculture Listserve <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 10:21 AM
Subject: Embankment


>I've finished my little fir-log embankment but have some back-filling yet
to do. My
>present puzzle:  While each set of lengthwise (long) pieces and
into-the-bank (short)
>pieces holds down the row beneath it, what keep the top row in place?
>
>Jeffrey
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