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Build It with Bales:
A Step-by-Step Guide to Straw-bale Construction, Version 2

by S. O. MacDonald;  Matts Myhrman

A hands-on guide from two pioneers of the recent straw-bale building resurgence, this book is full of humor and common sense, with answers to the most commonly asked questions. The second edition is greatly improved and updated.

Reviewed in Environmental Building News October 1997

Retail price: $29.95
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Out On Bale (un)Ltd.
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Tucson, AZ 85735
Phone: 520-624-1673
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Chelsea Green Publishing Company
PO Box 428, 85 N. Main Street, Suite 120
White River Junction, VT 05001
Phone: 802-295-6300
Toll-free: 800-639-4099
Fax: 802-295-6444

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  • Length: 147 pages
  • Published: 1997
  • ISBN: 0964282119

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