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IGBC Season 2 Dining Table Plans

The Builders Challenge FREE Plans

[apsp_save_button type=’one-image’ shape=’rectangle’ size=’small’ save_url=’https://desertwoodwrks.com/season-2-building-plans/’ save_image=’https://desertwoodwrks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_D3905A48B105-1.jpeg’] Season 2 we had the pleasure of working with the Shanty Sisters. They were in the process of creating a dining table and their release date fell perfectly within the time Season 2 challenge was starting. There were so many amazing builds created during this challenge. You can find the plansHERE: DIY Industrial Farmhouse…
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IGBC Season 1 Console Table Plans

The Builders Challenge FREE Plans

        [apsp_save_button type=’one-image’ shape=’rectangle’ size=’small’ save_url=’https://desertwoodwrks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_6111.jpg’ save_image=’https://desertwoodwrks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_6111.jpg’] Here are the plans from our very first IG Builders Challenge. I collaborated with Ana on this idea because we wanted to use something that was an older plan of hers and give it some new life. This plan was first created by Ana in 2009. It was definitely a…
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Brick 101

101 Series

There are hundreds beyond hundreds of different color bricks made in Central Texas. Texas produces more brick than any other state and the reason for this is geography. There is a large vein of clay that stretches across the United States from Central Texas, across Oklahoma and Arkansas, and up into Virginia and Maryland. It has, in varying degrees, the right…
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Foundation 101

101 Series

  Several methods exist for pre-stressing concrete, with post-tensioning being a very common one. Before a post-tension slab is poured, high-strength steel strands or cables, called tendons, are laid in a tight grid. These help support and give strength to the slab once it has cured. The tendons are sheathed in plastic so that they do not directly touch the…
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Edgebrook Way Blog

Edgebrook Way Blog

  Welcome to Edgebrook Way! My husband Dave and I have been living in St George, UT for the last 13 years. We have four daughters ages 3,6,9, & 11. About 8 months ago my husband was contacted by American Airlines which are headquartered in Dallas, Texas. He was offered a position with the company and 2 months later after…
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