My Favorite Tamper

[bluegrassbrian]

I've long been a fan of the older model Vauen telescopic tamper.
It's out of production now, but if you're lucky, you may find one buried at a brick n mortar.

For me, they're just the right size and I LOVE that the pick is a friction fit instead of screw-in.

My good pal Jim (Lazarus Eatates) picked another one up for me while he was in St Louis!
So, what's your favorite tamper?

 

[dottlejockey]

Looks like it'd do the trick. I have a few...



My favorite (1st on the left) is one i made from a Doug Fir twig in the back yard of a rental property i own in Tacoma. I made it probably 15 years ago, before i built the house i'm in now, while i still lived there. The second one is a Davorin Denovic morta which he generously gave me with the freehand i bought years ago. The third is made from agate - ebay buy. The lighter tamper combo i never use. The last one i use regularly for poking and scraping out bowls. But, of course, the home made one is with me always. I set a BB at the top and a ground down penny at the bottom (color coordination). If i took the time to rinse it off you could see the Lincoln head under the ash there.

 

[tbradsim1]

Son made this one for me!

 

[OzPiper]

I have several custom ones, but my favourite ?

This.


Cheap enough to buy by the dozen. And cheap enough not to lose sleep over if misplaced

 

[olkofri]

8deco's.

 

[bassbug]

A found piece of birch that had the beginings of spating. Drilled through from one end. The hole is plugged with a small magnet and then capped with a piece of ebony. Stainless rod epoxied into the top and finished with a few coats of wipe on poly. It was a great little day project.

 

[mingc]

This is not my picture but I had one exactly like this. It was my favorite ever tamper. I especially liked the thin edge for gentle scraping and the slight concave surface for moving stuff around. Unfortunately, I lost it. If you see one like it for sale, I'd appreciate a heads up.