Frequently Asked Questions
Do You Sell Wholesale
Keystone Carving LLC is pleased to offer our handcrafted hard maple and cherry Tailors Clappers to quilt and fabric stores, quilt guilds, and quilt groups tax free (proof of tax exemption required).
Our clappers are affordably priced for our retail customers which is why we do not run large high discount sales. In other words, we do not artificially raise prices to then give the illusion of savings though discounts.
We understand the standard wholesale discount is between 30%-50% off. Those percentages are only possible for products from countries where workers are paid under $10 per week. The market is not only flooded with tailor’s clappers made from the wrong wood types (see Clapper Facts) it is also flooded with cheap foreign imports.
Our handcrafted American Made Quilters Clappers are wholesale priced at 15% off the current retail price on a minimum order of 25 from any of our Hard Maple and Cherry clappers.
Where do you source your materials?
Nearly all of our lumber comes from sawmills here in Pennsylvania while a small portion comes to us from South Carolina. The exotic lumber we use is imported from Brazil and Africa.
Do you make clappers out of red oak and walnut?
Not at all. At least not for the tool’s working surface (the steam absorbing bottom). Walnut would work perfectly except it has a tendency to leach a dark color when wet. Red Oak on the other hand is not suitable for clappers because of its lack of density.
See our Clapper Facts page for more information.
Are your Clappers Laser burned?
No, not at all. We wood carve our artisan wood products.
See our listing photographs for the depth and beauty of our many wood carving options.
Do you ship outside the United States?
Not at this time.