A sailmaker’s palm allows you to put far more pressure on a smaller, sharper needle than you can with a stitching awl, because you can squeeze with both hands, instead of pushing with one. You also break fewer needles, because the pressure is always exactly in-line. It is a simple, but efficient tool.
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