Tamper for Meerschaum

[Said.ALTINAY]

Received my two Meerschaum carved tampers today from Altinay. Very nice. The pipe is very fine as well! He does good work.

@MRW thanks for kind words.
I am glad you like it.
Enjoy them!
By the way waiting for your testimonial.
Regards

 

[didimauw]

Got my meer tamper today. Got back from vacation to a bunch of stuff I ordered and forgot about.

It would have been here sooner, but I had a case made for it last minute.



Can't wait to see how it colors!

 

[jonasclark]

Chasingembers, I'm in love with your pipe. Congrats, it's incredible!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Chasingembers, I'm in love with your pipe. Congrats, it's incredible!

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None of mine posted in this thread.

 

[jonasclark]

Whoops!

 

[didimauw]

Got my meer tamper today. Got back from vacation to a bunch of stuff I ordered and forgot about.

It would have been here sooner, but I had a case made for it last minute.

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Can't wait to see how it colors!

Getting there! And this is really only after about 8 bowls. I tend to smoke pipes that this won't fully fit in!

 

[Hillcrest]

If you're careful with a metal tamper, it shouldn't be an issue—but, an easy solution would be to use a wooden golf tee. Nice pipes, by the way. Enjoy!

MRW: Beautiful choices ! Enjoy !

IronMonkey: I have a Tulip Poplar in my yard (tulip poplar wood is often used to make furniture). I picked up a fallen branch and cut a three inch section for a tamper. Same principle as a golf tee which is a great idea !

 

[jpmcwjr]

Tree pruning time is great for hundreds of tampers. My favorite was cherry.

 

[didimauw]

Coloring nicely. Thinking of buying a second one soon.

 

[drayve85]

I use the same tamper for both briar and meerschaum, a metal pipe tool with a scraper and poker and the tamper on the end, all metal. Just use sense that used to be common. Don’t scrape the sides overly hard. I’ve had no detrimental effects.

 

[drayve85]

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

With the recent Meerschaum interest on the forum, I figured sharing that P&C has metal footed Meerschaum tampers on sale for about $24.

Coloring nicely. Thinking of buying a second one soon.

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I'm also curious how your tamper is coloring, @didimauw .

 

[didimauw]

With the recent Meerschaum interest on the forum, I figured sharing that P&C has metal footed Meerschaum tampers on sale for about $24.

I'm also curious how your tamper is coloring, @didimauw .

Slowly but surely.
I tried wiping it down, and it didn't change at all. I wonder if I actually tried cleaning it, if it would be less black and more orange.

 

[Scottmi]

Would a meer tamper change color like a pipe? Probably but just slower?

if you want a colored tamper... soft, cheap and in stock! As a bonus you might get some of that 'new meer taste' experience, too..

 

[Deano]

Wooden golf tee. Cant remember what order it came with but its what l use for Meers.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I've always used a standard Plain Jane metal tamper with my Meers and never suffered a scratch on the interior of the bowl. I think you'd have to try pretty hard to cause any significant damage with a metal tamper. Of course, if you're looking for an excuse to buy a fancy meer tamper, this one works as good as any. But it's surely not necessary. Keep in mind, as you smoke the Meer, you're going to build up a layer of cake whether you want to or not. That's enough to protect against some incidental contact by a metal tamper.

 

[didimauw]

Slowly but surely.
I tried wiping it down, and it didn't change at all. I wonder if I actually tried cleaning it, if it would be less black and more orange. View attachment 186791

Yeah, I was bored tonight and cleaned my tamper.

 

[Coreios]

Id use wood, or my finger.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Id use wood, or my finger.

Metal tampers won't hurt them.

 

[Coreios]

Metal tampers won't hurt them.

I know I meant I would do that if I was afraid of metal. Personally I'll use anything that fits inside a bowl. lol