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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.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
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Never heard of one, but your research and use of the maple sure makes sense.
Ron
Thanks! How I made it this far without ever hearing of it, I don't know. But then, what I know about tailoring could fill a small book with large print. I don't think that my wife had heard of it more than a few days ago, and she's been making quilts for decades.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
Neat project, never heard of one either. To me the clapper was the thing from back in the late 70's to turn off lights and a TV.
Main Street to the Mountains
Yup, first thing I thought of, Eric!
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
Never heard of a Taylor's clapper.
Heard and had a light clapper.
I have heard of the clap.. stay away from that.
Thanks for posting
Heard and had a light clapper.
I have heard of the clap.. stay away from that.
Thanks for posting
Petey
Very nicely done.
My wife is a quilter and I have made a couple.
My wife is a quilter and I have made a couple.
Thanks, Petey! I've never had the clap, either.
Thanks, Birdseye49! I'll take a look at yours.
Thanks, Birdseye49! I'll take a look at yours.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
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