My husband is also a woodworker, and he made me a set of 6 clappers, 12" long, enough that I can put them across an entire row seam, or when attaching multiple blocks together. They really make a difference in producing a flat seam. He made them out of maple, a heavy hardwood that gives them the weight they need and put indents in the sides for easy grasping. Since maple is a tight cell wood, he just sanded them smooth, and didn't varnish them, so no worry about the heat from the hot seams transferring any discoloration from varnish.
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