Coming up on the plastering this bench soon and I really want to go the earthen plaster route. Anyone have any tips, advice, etc? I did a basic plaster on my first bench using flour paste, sand, and clay soil. I've been messing around on my little 4" cookstove with just sand and clay soil. My new bench I want to try the manure plaster.
So I went into the pasture over the weekend and picked up a pail full of manure. Some nice green fresh warm slimy piles and some dried up chips too. I put it all in a bucket and added some water. Put the lid on and have it sitting in the sun. I'm going to leave it there for a while. Some of the manure had maggots in it so I'm hoping it kind of cooks itself. Definitely looking for some insight from others who have done this, as well as documenting it here in the forum for other folks to learn from.