# Maritime tools

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178>\
**Category:** Maritime History\
**Created:** [November 17, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178 "2024-11-17T15:16:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/1 "2024-11-17T15:16:55Z")

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Anybody here who have used one of these lately?:

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**Author:** ![Hogsnort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@Hogsnort](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hogsnort)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/2 "2024-11-17T17:27:26Z")

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Yes. I made a repair to a saddle a couple of weeks ago. Still got an assortment of sailmakers needles. We had a canvas business in our town until the owner retired about 20 years ago. He had been an apprentice sailmaker on the \*Grace Havar, a Cape Horner in the last grain race.

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**Author:** ![ocnslr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@ocnslr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ocnslr)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/3 "2024-11-18T04:01:51Z")

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Still have one in my ditty bag. Useful when sewing a whipping on a splice.

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**Author:** ![Volk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@Volk](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Volk)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/4 "2024-11-18T04:26:39Z")

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I used one not too long ago, but I’m also a blow boater in my spare time.

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**Author:** ![Jughead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jughead/32/4257_2.png) [@Jughead](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jughead)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/5 "2024-11-18T04:43:49Z")

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Here’s mine. I use it regularly eg whipping braided cordage which is preferable to the more routine butane backsplice.

Mmmmmm. I should also get some cream on those hands.

 ![IMG_0229](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/8/a/8ac2843cf264b36a6d346115e4dbfc7f4315c716.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Seago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seago/32/209_2.png) [@Seago](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Seago)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-tools/71178/6 "2024-11-18T17:51:58Z")

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Got one in my ditty bag! Even better, it is a left-handed palm.