Originally Posted by BellaBoo
You should be able to find a tailor's clapper in NYC garment district. They are hard to find for some reason. I did a search online for June Tailor's pressing clapper and it's not being made anymore. Some sites listed it as collectible. If you find one it's great for pressing seams completely flat, much flatter then just pressing alone.
my husband made me a "clapper" w/a 2"diameter round pole [cut down] just cut off enough to make 1 flat edge. i was making clothes at the time,so the round edge was great , too.