A Thing Of Beauty.

[scrooge]

I was gifted this tamper for a little deal with Ed/ejames. I'm positive I got the better part of the deal. These photos do not do it justice. Thank You Sir. Enjoy all!

 

[oldsalt]

Congrats,it's absolutely gorgeous!

 

[pagan]

That is SWEET!

 

[ejames]

Glad you like it James ! BTW, it is made of spalted Hackberry and olive wood with a stainless steel pick.

 

[scrooge]

Did'nt know about the hidden pick till just now.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Now that is a beauty! Going to start a gifting battle with him? :mrgreen:

 

[jpmcwjr]

1coy- You can use the Edit button for a few minutes after the post, so at least you don't need a third one!
Help stamp out gratuitous apostrophe's and exclamation point's!!!

 

[scrooge]

@ Duane I don't know about a gifting war, But collecting tampers might be a new good hobby. I sure have enough pipes. Thanks all I didn't even know Ed makes them an sales then till now. I will be getting more for sure.

 

[puffy]

Pretty

 

[ssjones]

That is a beauty, I love Ed's work.

 

[jerwynn]

Absolutely LOVELY!!!

 

[jvnshr]

These kind of posts make me want to make some tampers.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

That's a nice tamper. I really like tampers that have a pick in them; comes in handy sometimes.

 

[tdehart]

Its beautiful.
ejames - where do you get the hardware for your tampers?

 

[clickklick]

Outstanding!

 

[derfatdutchman]

Beautiful tamper!

 

[ejames]

ejames - where do you get the hardware for your tampers?

I buy female threaded inserts from McMaster-Carr. The male threaded pieces start out as a 3/4" long 1/4"X20 brass bolt I buy at a local hardware store. I cut the heads off and then drill a .140 hole all the way through them for the pick. The tips I machine from brass or aluminum rod or sometimes briar. The picks are made from .140" SS rod. I get all my rods online. The .140 rod is very hard to find but I like to use it so the pick will go through the airway of most shanks.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Beautiful. I have a few of Ed's tampers and they are first rate. That one is a beauty.

 

[danielplainview]

That's gorgeous. Btw, Ed makes a pretty mean looking pipe as well. Checkout some of his customs. I love his unique banding work.

 

[scrooge]

Bump for Adam