Tools Trifecta Thread

[pinem]

Might be fun, might not, but thought I would post a photo of my currently favorite pipe, favorite source of fire, and favorite tamper. It's taken me a few years to figure out what I like, and this seems to be it.

Ardor Meteora, IM Corona Pipemaster, and a modest 8Deco tamp.



What's yours?

 

[kcghost]

A Doug Finlay 1/8th bent freehand, a Corona Old Boy lighter, and a normal pipe nail.

 

[didimauw]

 

[Choatecav]

My Savinelli/Roma 320, pipe tool and im corona old boy.

 

[AroEnglish]

Fun thread! I need to think the pipe over but armored Zippo with pipe insert and 8deco Legend are easy picks.

 

[LongIslandPiper]

I envy ye gentlemen that have procured your hand selected go-tos. I have yet to lock down my ideal combination within my collection thus far

 

[LongIslandPiper]

Fun thread! I need to think the pipe over but armored Zippo with pipe insert and 8deco Legend are easy picks.

That it is. Very contemplative

 

[jpmcwjr]

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Pretty much these are in use a lot.

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[sablebrush52]

There are a number of pipes that I enjoy smoking, Swan Vestas or a BIC for lighting, and...yep... my index finger for tamping and scooping and packing. Funny, because I have beautiful tampers made by Silver Gray, Barling, and others, and just come back to my my index finger, the perfect tool for me.

 

[Chasing Embers]

There are a number of pipes that I enjoy smoking, Swan Vestas or a BIC for lighting, and...yep... my index finger for tamping and scooping and packing. Funny, because I have beautiful tampers made by Silver Gray, Barling, and others, and just come back to my my index finger, the perfect tool for me.

I've got artisan tampers that are primarily for photo dressing. Nowhere near as accurate as a finger tip.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Finger tip guys- You do this while the cherry is visible? I'm too delicate a soul to do that.

 

[Choatecav]

Finger tip guys- You do this while the cherry is visible? I'm too delicate a soul to do that.

While I use a tamper 50% of the time, the other 50 is my finger and it's all about speed. You touch and go. Once finger is out, you brush fingers together and it's painless. A tamper is better for a good, even tamp. Especially deep in the bowl.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'm about 25-50% finger tamping. I am seldom a few feet away from a tamper.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Finger tip guys- You do this while the cherry is visible? I'm too delicate a soul to do that.

Yes, I tap the ember.

 

[SBC]

Cool thread idea. May take a pic later.

 

[SBC]

 

[Choatecav]

When I was a kid, we went to an old, small, country church. During the summer months, wasps were always getting in there and crawling around the windows. I remember a man who was a farmer and used to very hard work. His hands had callouses on his callouses..... He would very nonchalantly walk around before services and, using only his fingers, would crush those red wasps between thumb and forefinger. I can distinctly remember the "crunch" sound as he mashed them and they fell to the floor. His fingers were so large that they would not have fit in most pipe bowls but I'd say he could have tamped down a campfire if he chose to......

 

[InWithBothFeet]

I have the ubiquitous czech tool and I bought an amazon lighter with the pipe tools onboard. The tamper is small and the scraper is flimsy. I used the scraper to break the seal on a tin and I wasn't sure it was going to survive the experience.

 

[Reggie]

Yes, I tap the ember.

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Total beast action right there!