stitching pony

i made this rough and ready stitching pony from an ikea bed slat ! I simply split the wooden slat with my bandsaw, leaving a thicker block at the jaw end, glued some leather pads to the jaws, and the other end was screwed to a wooden block attached to a perpendicular slat that would go under my knees.

Originally i used a wing nut to clamp it shut but it took far to long to tighten or undo so opted for the much simpler spring clamp.