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.
There's roosters laying chickens,and chickens laying eggs... John Prine
I think it's up to the user what size it is. My opinion. I saw some with a handle, about as tall as they are long. The clappers I saw for sale are longer and wider.
There's roosters laying chickens,and chickens laying eggs... John Prine
Why no finish Hairy? Probably they didn't use figured maple, but that beaut would really like some oil, so all that squigly figure would pop. I suppose a top coat would just seal that in, and make it bulletproof for later, when it contacted some yarn. Or something like Arm r Seal would do that all at once.
Huh, usually we are trying to combat moisture, getting into the wood. I wonder if this is why a thicker piece of stock is used? They do appear to be a very specific tool/accessory.
