What's Your Favorite Tamper? Not The Prettiest, But The One Most Used, 8deco?

[winton]

I have over a dozen that others have made for me. Many that I have made for myself. Every time I go to my pipe club, I choose a different tamper. But the one that gets used the most is in my shop next to the lathe. It is basic oak. Nothing fancy, except I cut it off the lathe, before I applied any finish. Now it is my shop tamper.

 

[dottiewarden]

@1coyote
Are you giving us the silent treatment or are you just at a loss for words!

 

[johnnyreb]

I still use a lot of broken antler tines. Some I have capped with a copper tubing end cap from the hardware store & some I have not capped. Doesn't seem to make any difference other than the end cap dresses it up a bit.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Johnnyreb, good to see you back here. I like the idea of antler tines because they have the pointy end as well as a tamper. Might have to try that myself.

 

[johnnyreb]

Johnnyreb, good to see you back here.

Thanks Orley! Not sure I'll have much new to contribute though.
Broken tines & little spike tines work well & it's no great loss if you lose one. I think the end caps I have used are 3/8" dia & that's about the perfect size of tine to use. I even tried concaving the cap to see if it would help mound up the cherry sort of like Brad's clothespin idea, but it didn't seem to help much.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yes, good to see you back, j-r!
1coyote- If you can delete a post's content, you can also edit it so you don't start a new one. I just find trying to post from iPad too much, and always have my laptop as the box of preference.

 

[macaroon]

A pipe nail has been my go to since it's cheapest, but having just lost it in a field has left me scrounging for an impromptu replacement. So far the cap of my pen has been a workable stand in, but I found a golf tee laying around that I think will do the job a bit better.

 

[tbradsim1]

Welcome back Johnny, you were missed.

 

[disinformatique]

Being an Indian I dont put much value on expensive tampers. My most used one is a blue colored golf-tee tamper which I got from Briarville Ric when I got my pipes restored by him. He sent me like 10 of those things. I do caryr a Czech tool for when I am out and about.
Cheers,

Chris :puffpipe:

 

[jvnshr]

Being an Indian I dont put much value on expensive tampers.

:rofl: reminds me this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kSgaSoULKU