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Post by olbluesmoke on Mar 13, 2024 1:47:39 GMT -5
Do you have a fancy, favorite tamper...or do you stick with a tried and true design? I like the good 'ol standby, plain-Jane, aluminum nails or maybe a Czech Pipe tool. If I had a really nice/pricey tamp, I know I'd lose the darn thing.
I've seen some really incredible, artistic tamps out there too.
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Post by urbino on Mar 13, 2024 2:26:23 GMT -5
I've got 2 faves. Neither is very fancy. One is a tamper Plainsman made from .308 and .357 shells pressed together. The other is a basic Savinelli one with the pick that screws into the body. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Mar 13, 2024 4:06:34 GMT -5
I use my right index finger. Works pretty well as long as I'm fast, otherwise I can get burned.
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Post by olbluesmoke on Mar 13, 2024 4:25:33 GMT -5
I've got 2 faves. Neither is very fancy. One is a tamper Plainsman made from .308 and .357 shells pressed together. The other is a basic Savinelli one with the pick that screws into the body. Those Savinelli tamps that screw on and off are really cool. |
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Post by NJDan on Mar 13, 2024 5:59:43 GMT -5
FWIW, I own a couple fancier tampers, but I use a Czech tool most of the time.
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Post by olbluesmoke on Mar 13, 2024 8:27:08 GMT -5
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 13, 2024 8:47:16 GMT -5
  Son made me this one, generally use my finger.
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Post by lizardonarock on Mar 13, 2024 10:19:36 GMT -5
I use my right index finger. Works pretty well as long as I'm fast, otherwise I can get burned. Ditto. |
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Post by Silver on Mar 13, 2024 10:23:32 GMT -5
I have a couple fancy tampers and several Czech-style tools. I just use sticks that I've whittled. Tamper at one end, pick at the other.
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 13, 2024 10:44:25 GMT -5
I have a bunch of cartridge-case double-ended tampers that I have put together. For a pick I much prefer the square, chisel shaped pick on the pipe-shaped tool to the round one on the Czech tool. Much more useful and better at cleaning out a bowl.
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Post by jonmc75 on Mar 13, 2024 11:44:26 GMT -5
Just a plain Czech tool for me, works just fine.
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Post by turbocat on Mar 13, 2024 12:52:05 GMT -5
 For years I’ve almost exclusively used the Tsuge on the right and would never be without it, but lately I’ve occasionally been using the stick that don gave me. It works really well. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 13, 2024 14:27:30 GMT -5
I have several favorites that get lost and reappear. I have a sterling silver naked lady that I'm fond of, plus a couple of Snake tampers that I had him make custom for me. And othere.
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Post by just ol ed on Mar 13, 2024 15:01:36 GMT -5
Started in 1962, bought two wooden dowlings, 1/2 & 3/4", 4" long each. Only use wider one for my 3 magnums, have served me well every since then. There was a fella use to make beautiful ones, peuter mostly, dunno if he's still around
Ed
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 13, 2024 15:24:57 GMT -5
I’ve been collecting tampers for almost as long as I’ve collected pipes. I’ve cooled off accumulating them but I’m still adding to my large Castello, Dunhill and Ming-Kahuna (RIP 3/4/2023) collections. This is my Castello collection as of a few years ago.   |
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Post by username on Mar 13, 2024 15:30:07 GMT -5
I have a tamper made by my departed friend and member of the az pipe club John R. He took a piece of dowel and modified it to look like a honey dipper then glued a 9mm shell casing to it. It's one of my favorites tho I most often reach when out and about for a regular pipe tool as I'm afraid to lose the one he made for me.
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Post by urbino on Mar 14, 2024 0:03:38 GMT -5
I use my right index finger. Works pretty well as long as I'm fast, otherwise I can get burned. You’re a wild man. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 14, 2024 1:53:35 GMT -5
I've got 2 faves. Neither is very fancy. One is a tamper Plainsman made from .308 and .357 shells pressed together. The other is a basic Savinelli one with the pick that screws into the body. Those Savinelli tamps that screw on and off are really cool. They are handy as a hip pocket. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Mar 14, 2024 3:06:15 GMT -5
I say Ted for the win with the whittled stick.
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 14, 2024 11:13:25 GMT -5
I have a tamper made by my departed friend and member of the az pipe club John R. He took a piece of dowel and modified it to look like a honey dipper then glued a 9mm shell casing to it. It's one of my favorites tho I most often reach when out and about for a regular pipe tool as I'm afraid to lose the one he made for me. Speaking of John, he crafted me a few things including a couple of turned wood coloring bowls that were successful. This large “bullet”pen/tamper was the last thing he made for me. It’s the perfect size for the large pipes I smoke daily and is at hand all year.  ![]() |
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Post by CrustyCat on Mar 15, 2024 2:49:03 GMT -5
I use a Czech Pipe tool, or the tamper in the bottom of my IM Corona old boy when I have it loaded with fuel.
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Post by Gypo on Mar 15, 2024 22:12:05 GMT -5
I have a couple but usually use my finger always got them with me and have never miss placed em.
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Post by urbino on Mar 15, 2024 22:44:08 GMT -5
I have a couple but usually use my finger always got them with me and have never miss placed em. What do you, though, when you've got your thumb up your butt? |
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Post by Silver on Mar 15, 2024 23:35:11 GMT -5
I have a couple but usually use my finger always got them with me and have never miss placed em. What do you, though, when you've got your thumb up your butt? The thumbs for tamping the charring light. Instant flavor. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 15, 2024 23:53:12 GMT -5
What do you, though, when you've got your thumb up your butt? The thumbs for tamping the charring light. Instant flavor. Ew. |
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Post by Silver on Mar 16, 2024 0:16:20 GMT -5
The thumbs for tamping the charring light. Instant flavor. Ew. The embers will burn off the bacteria. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 16, 2024 1:13:07 GMT -5
The embers will burn off the bacteria. I'm still going with, 'Ew". |
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Post by lizardonarock on Mar 16, 2024 4:35:11 GMT -5
It is beneficial to remove your head before inserting the thumb or so I have been told.  |
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Post by booknpipe on Mar 16, 2024 23:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by JimK on Mar 18, 2024 10:45:59 GMT -5
At the moment, all I have are those multi tool tampers commonly known in my area as Czech tools.
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