The Rainbow Quilt Clapper
A Custom Build for a Dallas Quilter
A quilter wanted a quilt clapper he couldn’t find on Amazon, so we built one. We went with rainbow colored plywood: a yellow top with red, blue, green and yellow layers showing along the edges. Honestly, sourcing that plywood took longer than building the thing.
The build itself was simple. We cut the plywood to size and glued it up. The finishing was the hard part. A clapper rubs against fabric over and over, so we sanded the face until nothing could snag a quilt. The handle had to be big enough to grab easily without feeling clumsy. West turned the knob on the lathe, and we bolted it to the base.
The small plug on the bottom hides the screw hole. Plywood doesn’t like to be drilled for plugs. It splits and breaks out, so getting a clean one took some patience.
From rough wood to shipped took a couple of days.
The quilter is in Dallas, but he’s splitting his time with New York now, so we don’t know yet if this clapper will move or if we’ll get asked for a second one. Either way, we’d be happy to make it.
Broken Saw is Mike and West, working out of one half of a garage in the Hudson Valley. Every piece is made from rough cut local wood when possible, and no two are ever alike. Have something in mind you can’t find anywhere else? Reach out!
