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   <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 3, Madrone wood</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-wood1.html</link>
    <description>Can Madrone wood be found in Ontario? Is it a good fire wood</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 25, Manzanita Branches </title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/manzanita-branches.html</link>
    <description>Hello,   I live in Vancouver, BC and I am looking for 4 manzanita bushes for a whishing tree 2ft wide by 3ft high (size is not definite). I would need</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dec 31, Downed Manzinita Tree and Branches due to storms.</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/downed-manzinita-tree-and-branches-due-to-storms.html</link>
    <description>I have lots of Manzanita bushes on my property- storms and whatever bring some of them down. I feel bad at the loss, but if anyone is close and has a wish</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dec 16, Want to place an order</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/want-to-place-an-order.html</link>
    <description>I can't place an order on your website- are you having a problem- should I try back, or am I doing something wrong?  Thanks</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:16:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dec 7, Arbutus Logs or Lumber for sale</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-logs-or-lumber-for-sale.html</link>
    <description>Hi   I have about twenty cubic meters of large straight fat arbutus logs for sale in Victoria, Canada. I can either mill them for you and or truck the</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:42:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dec 2, Order has not shown up</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/order-has-not-shown-up.html</link>
    <description>I ordered 2 medium wood Knifes, Ultra Selection, Shape Kine #1 on Nov. 23, receipt No. 1609-2646-4988-2367 for a total of $40 and have not received the</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dec 2, Quote for engraved letter openers</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/quote-for-engraved-letter-openers.html</link>
    <description>Hi there.  My boss is interested in purchasing 100 wooden letter openers. Probably the medium sized, with our law firm engraved on the handle.  Can you</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 29, Is Arbutus wood safe for childrens toys/teething rings?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/is-arbutus-wood-safe-for-childrens-toysteething-rings.html</link>
    <description>I have seen your website on numerous occasions and I am always inspired by your craft! I live in Victoria, although I'm originally from the UK.  I like</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 3, Yew Tree: I Could not cut it.</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/yew-tree-i-could-not-cut-it.html</link>
    <description>About 33 years ago I found a stunning Western Yew tree in the Washington State Cascade Mountains. My job was thinning trees for the US Forest Service under</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:25:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 3, Wanting to buy Arbutus branches for bird perches</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/wanting-to-buy-arbutus-branches-for-bird-perches.html</link>
    <description>Hi, I am wanting to purchase Arbutus branches for bird perches.  Diameters 1/2 up to 2. They can be sticks or branchy. Please contact me at a6a40406@telus.net</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:37:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 3, Arbutus - Madrone - Manzanita - Yew Wood Marketplace</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-madrone-marketplace.html</link>
    <description>Looking to buy or sell Arbutus - Madrone - Manzanita - Yew Wood or Branches? Then this is your Hardwood Marketplace</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Oct 28, My Madrone Tree</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/my-madrone-tree.html</link>
    <description>My husband and I just returned from a magical trip in Yosemite, one of our favorite places to go backpacking.  It is here that I first fell in love with</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Oct 28, Dancing Troll Tree</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/dancing-troll-tree.html</link>
    <description>This is the Dancing Troll Tree!  My husband and I had a sacred journey through the Trinity Alps in Northern California in the Klamath Mountain Range. </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:12:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sep 5, Moving an Arbutus tree (still not big; about 2 meters)</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/moving-an-arbutus-tree-still-not-big-about-2-meters.html</link>
    <description>I was wondering if we can move an arbutus tree to a different location at the yard ?  The tree is aboyt 2 meters long.   Thanks</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sep 5, Best selling keychain?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/best-selling-keychain.html</link>
    <description>I'm considering getting one of your homemade unique keychains for someone as a gift.  I'm not sure which one they'll like the best, so I was wondering</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 26, Heartthrobe Madrona Mia</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/heartthrobe-madrona-mia.html</link>
    <description>I could hardly wait, the following Sunday, to scope out my heartthrob tree limb.  I just knew it would be close as to whether the heart was still beating</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:14:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 24, Madrona Mia What Views Part I</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrona-mia-what-views-part-i.html</link>
    <description>A special cluster of Madrones on our Whalebone property, the upper crust commands several spectacular views; especially the distant unique cave formations....</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 24, Madrona Mia True Love?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrona-mia-true-love.html</link>
    <description>Madrona Mia loves me…she loves me not…she loves me…  Yes, my cherished cluster of Madrones I’ve adopted gave me a universally recognized  sign expressing</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:05:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 23, Where do I find a large Madrone tree branch?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/where-do-i-find-a-large-madrone-tree-branch.html</link>
    <description>I am designing a wall unit that will include cabinetry, a place for the television, and a place reserved for just the right branch. Ideally, I would find</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 17, Madrona Mia What Views  Part 2</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrona-mia-what-views-part-2.html</link>
    <description>If you read my first Madrona Mia What Views there were no photos of my second favorite viewing level, the “ultra crust”.  This level is the highest on</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 17, My Celebrity Manzanita Lady Gaga</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/my-celebrity-manzanita-lady-gaga.html</link>
    <description>Last Sunday I decided to spend my time at Whalebone scouting out and photographing the Manzanita bushes near our upper campsite. John told me there were</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 2, Manzanita or Madrone branches?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/manzanita-or-madrone-branches.html</link>
    <description>Last year my husband and I acquired property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. These are branches John knew I would love to take photos of and use in my garden.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:30:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 17, Manzanita childhood memories </title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/manzanita-childhood-memories.html</link>
    <description>I grew up in Jacksonville Oregon with 2 brothers and an identical twin, we were lucky enough to have the forest as our nearest neighbor ... just along</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 31, Arbutus Wood Carving</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-wood-carving.html</link>
    <description>Found a nice straight piece of arbutus trimmed off a tree at the side of the road, it is about 5 inches in diameter and about 30 inches long.   I have</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 24, Arbutus Wood For Sale</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-wood-for-sale.html</link>
    <description>I had a good size arbutus tree about 30 inches or better and we cut it into approx 10 foot lengths and 1/4 it. I then put a mixture of white glue and paint</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 02:25:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 11, In my own backyard...a Madrone Tree?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/in-my-own-backyarda-madrone-tree.html</link>
    <description>... I had a tree I could not identify, and we have a very good nursery, here in Oakhurst, about 15 miles from the gates of Yosemite National Park (3000</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 23:03:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 5, Looking for Manzanita Branches (Vancouver)</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/looking-for-manzanita-branches-vancouver.html</link>
    <description>Hello,  I'm looking for Manzanita Branches in Canada, specifically Vancouver. Does anyone know where I can get some?  Please email me at miss.venessa@hotmail.co</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 21:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 25, Where to buy Arbutus Arts Wood Utensils and Other Handmade Wood Products</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/where-to-buy.html</link>
    <description>Where to buy Arbutus Arts, Wooden Cooking Utensils and Other Handmade Wood Products</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 25, About Ron Bazar: Artisan and Lover of Arbutus Trees and Madrone Wood</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/Ron-Bazar.html</link>
    <description>About Ron Bazar: A celebration of Arbutus / Madrone or Arbutus wood by Cortes Island BC artisan Ron Bazar</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 25, Whale toys made from food safe eco friendly wood</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/whale-toys.html</link>
    <description>Whale toys and whale knives made from food safe eco friendly Arbutus?Madrone wood</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 25, Rare Pendant Jewlery, Sacred Pendants, Wooden Pendants from Arbutus Trees</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/pendant-jewlery.html</link>
    <description>Rare pendant jewlery, sacred pendants, wooden pendants made from the sacred Arbutus/Madrone tree</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:20:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 24, Madrona Tree wod density or hardness</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrona-tree-wod-density-or-hardness.html</link>
    <description>How hard is Madrona wood compared to Manzanita wood</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 6, Madrone wood cracks</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-wood-cracks.html</link>
    <description>Hi, My 8 y.o. son is totally in love with Madrone trees. He brought a big branch at home after a hike with the intention of carving it into something.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 22, Float Homes on Cortes Island</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/float-homes-on-cortes-island.html</link>
    <description>Hi I currently live on a floating home in a marina on Vancouver Island.  Is there a float home community on Cortez Island if so are there available moorage</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Arbutus Tree, Madrona Tree, Madrone Tree, Wood Craft Gifts</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/index.html</link>
    <description>Gorgeous Wood Craft Gifts Handmade From The Amazing Arbutus Tree or Madrone Tree</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, A Whale Tale or Two from the Waters of Desolation Sound</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/whale-tale.html</link>
    <description>A Whale Tale or Two about Whale Tails and more from the Waters of Desolation Sound</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Arbutus Tree, Madrone Tree, Arbutus Wood, Favorite Trees, Arbutus</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-tree.html</link>
    <description>Why does everyone love the Arbutus Tree? Also known as the Madrone or Madrona tree, it is easily my Favorite Tree.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:02:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Desolation Sound BC: THE Destination of the Protected Waters of the BC Coast </title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/desolation-sound-bc.html</link>
    <description>Desolation Sound BC: The Dream Adventure Destination of the Protected Waters of the BC Coast </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:57:29 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Manzanita Tree - Manzanita Wood - Manzanita Branches: an Exotic Hardwood</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/manzanita-tree.html</link>
    <description>While many think the Manzanita tree is the same as a Madrone tree, it is actually a bush!</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Sacred Trees to Native Americans: The Arbutus Tree or Madrone Tree</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/sacred-trees.html</link>
    <description>Native American Sacred Trees: the Arbutus Tree or Madrone Tree in legend of the great flood saved The People</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Find your left handedness solutions for the kitchen here!</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/left-handedness.html</link>
    <description>Left handedness problems solved here for left handed people with fabulous products for the kitchen and fine dining!</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Madrone Burl</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-burl.html</link>
    <description>I purchased a Block of Madrone Burl and you are an expert in this field. I have that block many coats of Green Wood End sealer. It is thick. Do is it save</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:44:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 3, Arbutus Branches Please.</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-branches-please.html</link>
    <description>I would like to drive from Calgary, Alberta to visit you for a day, and to visit your land. To walk on your land among the Arbutus, looking for deadfall</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 24, Cortes Island: My Favorite British Columbia Gulf Island</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/cortes-island.html</link>
    <description>Cortes Island: My Favorite British Columbia Gulf Island...no wonder it is such an island paradise!</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 23, Food Safe Wood Finish for Your Wooden Utensils</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/food-safe-wood-finish.html</link>
    <description>All about food safe wood finish for your wooden utensils with walnut oil wood finish or mineral oil wood finish</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:28:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 14, Where can I buy Arbutus Arts wood products?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/where-can-i-buy-arbutus-arts-wood-products.html</link>
    <description>Ron, love your work and arbutus wood. Also LOVE Mount Denman. Grew up in Campbell River on Alder Street near the top of the big hill and looked out to</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:40:06 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 13, Wonderful Handmade Left Handed Gifts for Cooking and Serving</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/left-handed-gifts.html</link>
    <description>Wonderful Left Handed Gifts for Cooking and Serving made from the exotic hardwood Madrone or Arbutus tree</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 13, Madrone Wood Source</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-wood-source.html</link>
    <description>Greetings,  I have enjoyed exploring your website.  I am a hammered dulcimer player and have recently been crafting dulcimer hammers from the wood katalox.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 9, Ever tried carving a ring out of Arbutus wood?</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/ever-tried-carving-a-ring-out-of-arbutus-wood.html</link>
    <description>Hi Ron,  great site here, huge wealth of useful info!  I'm thinking of carving a ring for my girlfriend, and was hoping to do it from arbutus wood.  You</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 3, Arbutus Wood Crafts For Sale: Help Choosing What To Buy</title>
    <link>http://www.arbutusarts.com/wood-crafts-for-sale.html</link>
    <description>Arbutus Wood Crafts For Sale: Help Choosing What To Buy</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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