Check out my new tamper!

[deepbass9]

So, my friend is great with his hands. Top notch mechanic, woodworker...he does it all. So, last year I had a knife maker (Justin Gingrich...Ranger Knives..great guy) make me a custom skinner/gutter. Well, couple of months ago my boy asks for some pictures of it. Little did I know what he had in store for me. Crappy Droid pics, but you can make out some of the detail:

Pardon the tobak bits. Check out the handle...he got the swells spot on!


Best part...the blade kills as a poker/scraper. Props to my boy, Eli!

 

[williamcharles]

Kudos to your boy! Good job and lucky you! Probably make a hell of a fine letter opener too.

 

[Puff Daddy]

That's a helluva nice piece there! What kind of wood is it?

 

[deepbass9]

Kudos to your boy! Good job and lucky you! Probably make a hell of a fine letter opener too.

That's a helluva nice piece there! What kind of wood is it?

Thank you, sirs!

But of course....briar!

 

[monbla256]

You have every right to really be proud!! Not only is it a GREAT piece of work, it was made by your son !! Way ta go Dad

 

[deepbass9]

You have every right to really be proud!! Not only is it a GREAT piece of work, it was made by your son !! Way ta go Dad

Yeah, well...not my boy boy....just my boy...ya know, great pal!

 

[jefe1037]

Deepbass,,,, that is a heck of a tamper. Gorgeous grain, fun shape.

Also, I have never complimented you on your avatar. That is one heck of a churchwarden. A bold statement, sir!

 

[deepbass9]

Thanks...it's one of my Boswell wardens. Great "easy chair" smoke.

 

[ejames]

Give the boy a button! That's nice work!!

 

[Kyle Weiss]

That's awesome! :shock: Send him over here to take some orders. 8)

 

[s.ireland]

Dave, that is an awesome tamp! Seriously one of the coolest carved tampers I've seen. :cheers:

 

[smokinbriar]

That's really nice,your son has good woodworking skills.

 

[George Kaplan]

That really is sweet. I think your pal could be in business. I could sure use something like that to fancy up my odd clutter of charred golf tees, half-melted pen caps, and suspicious-looking 22-250 casings.

 

[R.A.]

That is cool nice work, a briar knife clever idea.

 

[Dutch]

A very creative piece. Congrats on a nice addition to your collection! 8)

 

[PipeLeisure]

WOW that's a really nice tamper, I love how creative you can get with tampers.

 

[deepbass9]

Whoaa...approaching anniversary, dead-post resurrection!!



Ah..randomly snapped a pic to send to my bud and let him know how much I'm enjoying his fine gift...thought I'd share it with the newbies....