Copper Roofing Nail Tampers

[edger]

I bought a pound of these online. I dull the points with a file and put the shank in my drill chuck and make smaller ones with a file. That way I have an assortment for smaller bowls and very tapered dublins. Not fancy but practical and you always have enough if you lose them.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Buying tampers by the pound.. You can't say edger ain't ready smoke.

 

[Casual]

Eyed them several times, but couldn’t justify having a whole box of them lying around.

How many would you say are in a pound?

 

[J.GANDY]

I haven't tried copper nails. But I do use 16 penny nails, I've got pounds of them!

I will have to pick up some copper roofing nails now, when I want to spice things up!?

 

[Jwebb90]

I’ve also seen golf tees used.

 

[Seamaster]

I’ve also seen golf tees used.

I was inspired to buy a bag of golf tees for this purpose when the penny dropped for me that Scott of aristocob.com‘s “patented” tampers were exactly that!

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I’ve also seen golf tees used.

Someone on here was buying metal golf tees for tampers. They sound like good tamps.. I'd hate to bang my driver into one though.

 

[petes03]

I forge nails into tampers. Only takes a few minutes. I’ve made a bunch for myself and a few friends. I also use empty 410 shotgun shells, empty rifle brass, golf tees and sticks.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Horseshoe nails here.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

At a buck and change or $2 for a Czech tool, I don't see any reason other than to buy something already made by the handful occasionally as needed.

 

[J.GANDY]

I forge nails into tampers. Only takes a few minutes. I’ve made a bunch for myself and a few friends. I also use empty 410 shotgun shells, empty rifle brass, golf tees and sticks.View attachment 44517

I do the exact same thing. Some plain, some fancier. Depending on time, mood and how big my bowl is! ?

 

[J.GANDY]

Someone on here was buying metal golf tees for tampers. They sound like good tamps.. I'd hate to bang my driver into one though.

I hear there are titanium golf tees also.

 

[daveinlax]

A few years ago I had a blacksmith forge me two styles of pipe nails. ?

 

[ray47]

And to think that the pipe smokers in the 19th century used a finger or a twig to tamp and chicken feathers as pipe cleaners. We've come a long way or have we.

 

[STP]

Innovation ?

 

[petes03]

I do the exact same thing. Some plain, some fancier. Depending on time, mood and how big my bowl is! ?
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Nice! I don’t get fancy with mine because I lose tampers too often. The fanciest thing I’ve done is sandblast the one on the end in the picture, lol.

 

[olkofri]

And to think that the pipe smokers in the 19th century used a finger or a twig to tamp and chicken feathers as pipe cleaners. We've come a long way or have we.

Some still use a finger to tamp.

And tampers are not really a relatively new invention: prisoners in hulk ships at the turn of the 19th century used to make them to pass the time, which means they've probably as old as pipe smoking itself, only they didn't call them 'tampers' back then.

 

[FurCoat]

And to think that the pipe smokers in the 19th century used a finger or a twig to tamp and chicken feathers as pipe cleaners. We've come a long way or have we.

I still use my finger or a twig if working in the yard.

 

[Swampy16]

This little screw driver works great. It really opens the air way well on my daily pipe. It gets nasty and cloggs up a bit. This thing just opens it right up. And, when I think to use it as a tamper it works well.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I hate roofing nails with a fiery eyed blood spurting passion. Just drop one in the driveway and they ALWAYS end up in the shoulder of the tire that cannot be plugged and patched.

I grab a bag of wooden golf tees occasionally. You can find these all over my yard, house, truck, anywhere I have been there are golf tees laying about. Roofing nails would drive me nuts.