Clapper

Wife asked for a "clapper". Never heard of one except maybe a person in a crowd? Used by tailors to hold material down after ironing to hold the crease until it cools. They're all over the map for price, online. I have a stack of hard maple stair spindles that hadn't yet suffered the lathe, so square cross-section, 1-3/4". Got them for $2 apiece at the local Habitat ReStore. This is 1/4 of a spindle. Simple table saw and router work.