Go To Pipe Tamper

[MikhaelDavid]

I enjoy collecting and carrying knives. Those two get used more often than the others.

 

[vates]

I esp. like the one on the right. Can't read the name though. Could you please help?

 

[MikhaelDavid]

That one is the model Calumet from Forge de Laguiole.

 

[vates]

Very nice. Thanks!

 

[SATX Pipe]

I really love my Scott Tinker Zeppelin tamper that I purchased last year. Scott’s craftsmanship is beautiful and the materials he chooses are always unique.


Another tamper I love is an 80’s era GBD Japan briar tamper I bought off eBay. Simple and efficient.

 

[saintpeter]

My go to tamper in it's pristine condition. Bone.

 

[saintpeter]

Ah...boredom. Picked up a dozen antler tips and decided to make some tampers. Sleeping Beauty mine turquoise and Cocobolo wood. Still needs heat cap and final sanding and buffing.

 

[canucklehead]

 

[chopper]

I've got a couple of dozen pipe tools & won these on ebay for $9.50usd ....... but, I still seem to use my finger for tamping down after the false light.
Once a smokes down to half way I tend to look for a tool though. My pinky finger isn't as heat resistant as my pointer.

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

Those of you who use your fingers to tamp, do you also stir your coffee with your thumb? (a la the line from that song about the "lost logger lover")?

 

[saintpeter]

Those of you who use your fingers to tamp, do you also stir your coffee with your thumb? (a la the line from that song about the "lost logger lover")?

No, but I will admit to using the stem of my pipe once and a while, although normally a rum and coke, not coffee.

 

[DarkButterfly]

Czech tool