I have several Czech tools, but seldom employ them. I don't know exactly why this is so.
When I started with the pipe I simply used the bolstered end of my trusty Schrade Old Timer pocket knife until my employer banned pocket knives. I then started using a spent rifle cartridge (.30-06 is a nice size) however that raised the suspicions of gentler people so while pruning a grapevine in the back yard I lopped off 3 inches of cane between two "knuckles" and that immediately became my favorite tamper. I've added another tamper of apricot since but that one was quickly mis-placed.
What's your tamper situation like?
When I started with the pipe I simply used the bolstered end of my trusty Schrade Old Timer pocket knife until my employer banned pocket knives. I then started using a spent rifle cartridge (.30-06 is a nice size) however that raised the suspicions of gentler people so while pruning a grapevine in the back yard I lopped off 3 inches of cane between two "knuckles" and that immediately became my favorite tamper. I've added another tamper of apricot since but that one was quickly mis-placed.
What's your tamper situation like?
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