djo
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Post by djo on Dec 10, 2020 20:40:29 GMT -5
What's your preferred tamper? Nothing wrong with the classic Czech tool -- it gets the job done. I do not like pipe nails because they have no pick; sometimes a bit of tobacco gets caught in the draught hole and needs to be picked out. My personal favorite tampers are the 8deco ones. They look nifty, have a pick, and aren't too expensive. i have several.
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booknpipe
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Post by booknpipe on Dec 10, 2020 21:31:16 GMT -5
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 10, 2020 21:35:23 GMT -5
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Post by kxg on Dec 10, 2020 21:38:17 GMT -5
98% of the time I use a Brebbia pipe nail. The other 2% is whatever is handy and will get the job done. I’ve several fancy tampers that came with pipe purchases but I can’t bring myself to use them. Maybe one of these days.
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Post by Gandalf on Dec 11, 2020 1:03:06 GMT -5
8deco or Czech   |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Dec 11, 2020 1:29:08 GMT -5
Besides the dozens of czech tools i seem to have at hand, these two are the most often used...  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 11, 2020 4:30:03 GMT -5
I have a couple of turned wood tampers that JohnR generously sent me. Apart from that, I use the Czech tool or a long nail.
I'd like to try my hand at making one myself.
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 11, 2020 8:28:27 GMT -5
Yup that looks very familiar! Used that a few times while golfing.👍🏌️♂️ |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 11, 2020 8:31:32 GMT -5
One of those cheap 3in1 tools you’d find at your local b&m. Otherwise, being a golfer, a wooden golf tee works just fine too.
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Winton
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Post by Winton on Dec 11, 2020 10:02:32 GMT -5
I have two tampers next to the chair in my garage. One is a pipe nail, that is only used for cleaning out ash at the end of the smoke.
I turned my main tamper from sassafras. I was very impressed with the beauty of the wood, the excellence of the turning and sanding, the clean cut to remove the tamper from the lathe. . . DANG IT! I forgot to apply any finish!
Yes, artisans use their mistakes. I take pleasure in using my work. Alas, the scent of the sassafras has worn off.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 11, 2020 10:06:02 GMT -5
I can’t say that I have a preference, but more often than not, I just pick up a Czech tool. I recently picked up a lotus pipe lighter with a couple tools that swing out from the base. It is nice to have both lighter and tools in the same unit.
I had a fancy antique tamper made by Solingen that I lost, fancy tampers are best left at home.
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Post by mrlunting on Dec 11, 2020 10:13:25 GMT -5
I use a czech tool mostly. On my walk along the river I will use a stick. While smoking my meerschaum I use a wooden tamper that I carved from a stick.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2020 12:56:25 GMT -5
I have a couple of really nice custom tampers made by Snake on that other forum.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 12, 2020 19:02:59 GMT -5
My favorite tampers are the ones I put together from branches and wood found in the yard with a bit of glaze on them. Nothing fancy, but i like them and I never lose one.  |
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Post by sparks on Dec 13, 2020 0:22:30 GMT -5
My index finger... my middle one if the tobacco is really pissing me off.
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Post by username on Dec 13, 2020 0:29:47 GMT -5
I mostly use a Czech tool. Rarely my finger.
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 13, 2020 10:11:34 GMT -5
a few pipe "nails" laying around here/there but in smoking room where do most of my reading, wooden dowling. Cut two widths 4" long lengths. 1/2" for normal width bowl, 3/4" for my few ridiculous magnum width bowls. gave seen many pretty, expensive ones, my "Murphey's Law" would say I'd lose 'em. The dowels at least 20yrs old, the nails probably older
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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