Tailor's clapper

Tailor's clapper?  That's almost what I said.

This is by request. She's a beginning quilter. This piece is a test. She is a small person, this is on the small side of what I discovered about them. We'll take it from there.

It is an old British tailor shop tool. Used after an iron, while assembling a suit. Heat sink / hand press, old school. Quilters use it for the same reason while assembling a quilt.

How to use it                             I have no association, but she explains it very well.  Thank you,Suzy!

I looked for a piece of maple(recommended) with interesting grain. There will be no finish applied.

Tapers 2 1/2" down to 2".  2 1/2" thick x 9 " long. It is sanded very smooth, feels good in the hand. It was a 2 1/2"  x 2 1/2 "turning blank 

Top has a 1/8" roundover, side has a groove from a bowl bit. 

1 skill that has eluded me is using a roundover bit in a router table. It takes me a long time to set up for a 5 second job.  I found a $3 router at a yard sale several years ago, it goes in a drawer just like this. Chuck it in the vise, use it, put it away, takes about that long.