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		<title>Heads, Hearts and Tails</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More catchup from the last few months&#8230; My sister Nita and her daughter Holly were my companions on our last trip up to Squamish, way back on June 4 (I think Winney continues to have lingering concerns about that trip &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/heads-hearts-and-tails/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Build</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even though one of the first suggestions I got was to find a an amplifier kit and build it, I quickly decided that wasn’t for me. First, a kit is usually a reproduction of an amp that exists on the &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/the-build/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Blocks and Blocks</title>
		<link>https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/blocks-and-blocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 04:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been a while. Apologies for that, my intent is to address these issues here. Last we checked in here (hell, it’s been over a year!), we had thinned down the tops, backs, sides and fretboards, only to find &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/blocks-and-blocks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Formal Approval</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 02:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So I checked with the boss, my project accountant (who I happen to be celebrating our 26th with tomorrow), and got the go-ahead for building an amplifier. That certainly simplified her finding a birthday gift for me this year. Done &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/formal-approval/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>This May Be Untreatable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 17:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I believe I have some sort of condition. You see, I have this strange habit of diving into things that I really don’t know much about, and really don’t have all that much time for. Building instruments, learning tango, learning &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/this-may-be-untreatable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>We Do the Mash</title>
		<link>https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/we-do-the-mash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My sister and I headed up to Gillespie’s Fine Spirits a couple weeks ago for the mashing, Winney decided to take a break from that tortuous ride up the coast. But first, a little story. I had promised to blog &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/we-do-the-mash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A New Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winney and I were up on the Sunshine Coast for our 25th anniversary last summer, enjoying a fabulous B&#38;B, great weather and a break from the big city. On Thursday night after dinner, we visited the Gibsons Night Market. Being &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/a-new-journey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taking Shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Much of building a guitar, at least in the early stages, is getting rid of material that isn’t part of that final instrument. The real trick behind this is to do so in the most efficient way possible. Let’s start &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/taking-shape/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Tuesday Evening Diversion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 05:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was sitting with a few friends on their deck in Tsawwassen on Monday afternoon &#8211; actually quite a civilized way to spend the day &#8211; when I got a text from Winney. So for those of you that have &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/a-tuesday-evening-diversion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Right Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 22:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Funny, it&#8217;s been over 4 months since we did the Run Out to Chilliwack to get the wood for this year&#8217;s builds. Four months, where they largely just sat there. Oh sure, there were other things to come in as &#8230; <a href="https://jimbrosseau.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/the-right-tool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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			<media:title type="html">This has been band-sawn to about 3/16&#034; here</media:title>
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