SAPFM 111715 Dart Banding

A Method for Producing Seymour Line-and-Dart Banding, with
Frank Vucolo.
Sometimes referred to as arrow, or line-and-arrow banding, this embellishment was featured on furniture of the Federal Period. It is prevalently found in the work of John and Thomas Seymour of Boston, but was employed by other furniture makers as well.
It boggles the mind to imagine how 18th-century craftsmen
fashioned this banding repeatedly, accurately, and in volume, with the tools and materials of the time.
Frank shows you how to use 21st-century woodworking shop tools to achieve the same results.
Read the hardcopy companion article to this video in 2105's American Period Furniture, or online in the SAPFM member's area:
www.sapfm.org/a...

[@CaminoWorks]

This was a great class. I would also have watched a class just on your jig making. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@annarboriter]

I admit to having picked up a few ideas from this video but I wish that there had been some mention as to how the original banding notches would likely have been fashioned in the much less noisy manner. The outside angle is much easier to imagine doing with handtools. Can you point to any other sources as to how the interior and the corresponding exterior angles were fabricated?

[@frankvucolo6249]

Journal of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Volume 5, 2005. “Making an Arrow Banding, A Seymour Detail Explained” by Phillip Lowe with Austin Winters. The author gives a detailed explanation of how this banding may have been produced in the period with only the tools and materials available at the time. There are photographs of the work and the tools. Pretty sure you can find the article or get a copy of the journal from 2005 on the SAPFM website.

[@ereis759]

Amazing, magnificent !!!

[@ramonmarquesdelima6884]

Dá fêmea entendi do macho não kk

[@jamalama5548]

Excellent video. Loved the vertical router idea.

[@frankvucolo6249]

Thanks for watching

[@Barnagh1]

I like your woodwork, your clean hands and your command of English.

[@grbroussard]

Beyond awesome!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Thanks for watching!

[@ssyoum]

Impressive! I like the precision of the work and the clear explanation. Frank, you are a great teacher. I wish to see you more often from the web.

[@wallaceburroughs3660]

when routing should make one piece with a hold down. then cut to length

[@frankvucolo6249]

Keeping in mind grain orientation, the router is cutting end grain. So getting any significant length of stable material to rout in one piece would introduce more problems than it would solve for. But I’m open to suggestions. Historically, these bandings were created with the long grain on the show surface.

[@DJPICKE349]

Simply terrific educational video explaining Dart Banding using precision router jig set up. Thank You for sharing.

[@micron001]

I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Why not half-rout and v-rout an entire strip and then chop it into pieces instead of doing it piece by tiny piece?

[@frankvucolo6249]

micron001 good question. The routing takes place in the end grain. So it’s not practical to prepare stock with the grain in that orientation that would be long enough to gain any efficiencies. Even if you could, that long strip with short grain orientation would be too fragile to handle.

[@timbrosnan9372]

This was the best video I've seen on dart banding. Plus I have to add you have the cleanest bandsaw I've ever seen! Thanks!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Thank you, Tom

[@lilBugger35]

Best Inlay Banding on TH-cam! Thank you!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Thank you, Norman

[@ahmadoake1079]

شكر لك ياسيدي انتا معلم وانا اعمل في هذا المجال

[@HamidKhan-po1px]

Really love your work... Best of luck for all your coming projects

[@nicholasvanaria8043]

Great video and very educational!!!! Glad I watched it and highly recommend it.

[@ecrusch]

Thanks Frank. That video was really informative.

[@AdamBadgleyDrums]

Great video! Steve Latta is one of my instructor's at school right now, it was cool to hear his name thrown in there!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Adam Badgley Thanks Adam. I have been fortunate to have taken a couple of classes with Steve and attend some SAPFM events with him. I have really learned a lot from him. His eye and his skills are as good as it gets. His work is impeccable and he’s a great teacher. Please tell him I said hello.

[@brianbazajou9571]

Great job! That was a very informative video. Great precision Frank.

[@frankvucolo6249]

Brian Bazajou
thanks Brian

[@claem1755]

EXCELENTE !!!!! FELICITACIONES!!!!!

[@jimhanleysr]

You put the meat and potatoes into the video and leave the obvious out. Great job!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Jim Hanley Sr
thanks Jim

[@bobsimmons9126]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills about a woodworking technique that is seldom shared freely. Your dedication and craftsmanship is evident.
Your appreciation for the craft shines brightly as well.
My hat’s off to you.