Steve my good fellow you underestimate yourself, those tampers look splendid, stylish & ruggedly rural & remind me exactly of we talked about. Fantastic job.
I have to say, that is a good design for a tamper. Big end and smaller end, very good indeed. That would be a good tamper for any of us pipe smokers, and whom ever you send them to they should be very well pleased my friend!
Ahhhh, much craftier than I assumed. I thought you grind down 10 -15mm of the antler to fit inside the .357 cases and then use epoxy to glue them on, and leave the "rustic" finish to the antler. You're doing a lot more work than that I see. The double ended idea looks good, but if wanted to use the cut of points you could make "budget" single ended ones too ;-) How many hours are there in a day?
@terryloveuk Terry, yes, that was my original cunning plan. I emphasise the Low Tech, which means grinding is just that for me ... a grind, especially with antler. What you call craftier, I call lazier, trust me. Although cutting the caps off those shells was a bugger!
Still, I'm glad you like the look of them, coz you'll be getting one soon! Then you can give me the bone fide critique!
@TheEnglishmanSmokes OK, maybe you need a Dremel tool to take the grind out of it all. I look forward to giving it a try. BTW, I put the remains of my Germain's Royal Jersey Preique in the post to you today, it was that or the bin. It's been opened so, unless it's dried out too much, you can try the stuff before you crack your tin. If you don't want it, it can go in your bin as well as mine.
@terryloveuk Funny you should say that, because after the effort of this weekend, I've actually ordered a rotary tool (Dremmel too pricey for my budget) at my Dad's recommendation. So maybe things may get a little better in the future when my tech rating gets a bit higher.
And I still haven't opened my tin of Germains Perique, so I AM looking forward to it. You really are a gent!
@patrickthepipe Hmmm, I might have to subcontract the work to this clever bloke I know in Wales! And yes, I don't miss the dartboard one little bit. Clouds & Kingfishers. Much better. Thanks Pat.
OOwww if you ever change your mind and produce more of the 2 ended kind I would love to get one. Outstanding idea and execution. thanks, gregg
truckpipe 1 month ago
The tapered 2 ended tamper is a fantastic idea Steve to cover all pipe size eventualities in one tool. Great job.
Alan
SpainPipe 1 month ago
Hello Steve, Great idea and excellent in the execution. The small and large bowl feature is great. Good to see you mate. Cheers, Tim
Milverton68 1 month ago
Steve my good fellow you underestimate yourself, those tampers look splendid, stylish & ruggedly rural & remind me exactly of we talked about. Fantastic job.
L&R Colin.
LightYerPipe 1 month ago
Hi steve a nice tamper there mate take care
pipesmoker1969 1 month ago
they look lovely craftsmanship is only partly a born trait but mostly one of practice and frustration so dont be so hard on yourself
rollerpodger 1 month ago
I have to say, that is a good design for a tamper. Big end and smaller end, very good indeed. That would be a good tamper for any of us pipe smokers, and whom ever you send them to they should be very well pleased my friend!
kb1nyd 1 month ago
Ahhhh, much craftier than I assumed. I thought you grind down 10 -15mm of the antler to fit inside the .357 cases and then use epoxy to glue them on, and leave the "rustic" finish to the antler. You're doing a lot more work than that I see. The double ended idea looks good, but if wanted to use the cut of points you could make "budget" single ended ones too ;-) How many hours are there in a day?
terryloveuk 1 month ago
@terryloveuk Terry, yes, that was my original cunning plan. I emphasise the Low Tech, which means grinding is just that for me ... a grind, especially with antler. What you call craftier, I call lazier, trust me. Although cutting the caps off those shells was a bugger!
Still, I'm glad you like the look of them, coz you'll be getting one soon! Then you can give me the bone fide critique!
Steve
TheEnglishmanSmokes 1 month ago
@TheEnglishmanSmokes OK, maybe you need a Dremel tool to take the grind out of it all. I look forward to giving it a try. BTW, I put the remains of my Germain's Royal Jersey Preique in the post to you today, it was that or the bin. It's been opened so, unless it's dried out too much, you can try the stuff before you crack your tin. If you don't want it, it can go in your bin as well as mine.
terryloveuk 1 month ago
@terryloveuk Funny you should say that, because after the effort of this weekend, I've actually ordered a rotary tool (Dremmel too pricey for my budget) at my Dad's recommendation. So maybe things may get a little better in the future when my tech rating gets a bit higher.
And I still haven't opened my tin of Germains Perique, so I AM looking forward to it. You really are a gent!
Thanks again Terry.
Steve
TheEnglishmanSmokes 1 month ago
@TheEnglishmanSmokes Well, like I said, if you don't like it, (or it's past it), one dustbin is as good as another...
terryloveuk 1 month ago
you will be overloaded with work! honestly nice background by the way ( ;
patrickthepipe 1 month ago
@patrickthepipe Hmmm, I might have to subcontract the work to this clever bloke I know in Wales! And yes, I don't miss the dartboard one little bit. Clouds & Kingfishers. Much better. Thanks Pat.
TheEnglishmanSmokes 1 month ago