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		<title>Red Oak Pews for Red Rock Chapel – Not All That Moves Wanders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holy Cross Chapel Sedona pews: engineered for dry climate, 2M visitors/year]]></description>
		
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		<title>5 Strategies for Woodworkers to Beat the Robot Apocalypse</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Man Vs Machine A short story in the style of O&#8217;Henry by Jacob A. Aune It was a dark and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Projects of 2013</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The year got off to a quick start with a large project. Flight 102 Wine bar of Bourbonnais, IL became [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Summer in Review:  Building and Designing Many Furnishings and Accessories</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s almost a fixed law in the realm of small business.  The busier the shop floor becomes, the more silence [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Skill Building &#8211; How to Become a Master Carver</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Practice.  Ultimately, practice is the only way to master carving. Last fall we did a little restoration and repair work [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Pews &#8211; A Look Behind the Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Because many people have little exposure to woodworking and the manual trades, the process of creating finished furniture from a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Handcrafted Furniture &#8211; What Does It Mean and What Purpose Does It Serve?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Aune]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is the definition of handcrafted?  According to the Merriam Webster website, it means &#8220;to fashion by handicraft&#8220;.  Handicraft is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Chapel Furnishings &#8211; What Goes Into the Design?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Aune]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In August 2012 I made the acquaintance of one of the priests of Notre Dame de La Salette Boys Academy [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Attending the Glory of Catholic Architecture Seminar &#8211; Mundelein, Illinois</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Aune]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last year the Liturgical Institute of the University of St. Mary by the Lake hosted a two day conference on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Now Open for Business</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Aune]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took awhile but Altare Design, LLC is finally a full-time business venture. The legal documents were finalized this month [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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