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I have had this old painting that was owned by my Oma and Opa, it was painted by a local artist in Hudson, OH. His name is on it and on the back, Al Koenig. I did look him up and he's since past along with my grandparents. This painting is dated 1981. As with most grandparents, things around their home never changed so I can remember this painting from my childhood. I've had it in storage in the basement and thought I'd try and make a new frame for it so I could hang it up in our home.

Since Christmas I started gathering a little collection of tools for making my first attempt at hand cut dovetails. This is truly my first try and it was far from perfect, but with some sanding, a little glue and saw dust, it came out pretty nice. I did uses the David Barron guide 1:6, it really is a great learning tool.

Thanks for looking and sharing feedback if you do.

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That would be a difficult set of dovetails to cut for anyone. You did a GREAT job!
 

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These really make this frame spectacular. Great job !
 

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Great job on the frame. Nice way to display the artwork from your grandparents.
 

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Very nice!
 

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Awesome idea and ''execution''.
 

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I like the frame design. I'm a big fan of minimalist first impressions. And that's not saying it was a minimal amount of work - you made it look incredible!

-TF
 

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Thank you all for the kind words and feedback. I too am happy and proud of it. Nice to enjoy the artwork my grandparents enjoyed years before I was even born. My Opa was a woodworker so I'd like to think he'd enjoy the frame design as well.
 
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