Heartwood Notions

The tools

Everything here is made in a one-person shop from kiln-dried hardwood. The clappers are one-of-a-kind pieces — when one sells, it's gone, and the next batch will be its own.

Clappers

Each clapper is built in two layers: a base of cherry or maple, topped with the most figured wood in the shop, then weighted so the mass — not your arm — sets the seam flat as it cools. Every one is a one-off.

Close-up of spalted and burled clapper tops catching the light
The top The most figured wood in the shop — spalted, curly, burled — resawn and pieced like patchwork.
Side profile of stacked clappers showing their full thickness
The base Cherry or maple underneath, and every clapper is weighted — the mass sets the seam, not your arm.
Eased edges and bare soles of finished clappers, stacked
The working face Edges eased so they never mark fabric; the sole left bare so open pores can drink the steam.

On the bench now

Past clappers

Designs that have left the bench. If one of them is what your pressing table needs, request it and we'll make another in the same spirit.

Magnetic Pin Holders

Palm-sized pebbles of hardwood, shaped by the offcut rather than a template, with a strong magnet buried inside — pins land on top and stay put.

Seam Rippers

Hand-turned handles that make the least fun job in quilting a little more pleasant — balanced, warm to hold, and sharp where it counts.