Customer Reviews (11 Total)
The Pen Is Mightier
December 29, 2022
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
Ive written many a letter in pipe ash with this. Excellent.
Best Tamper On The Market
January 07, 2019
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
Got this for Christmas and I have to say that it's the best tamper I've ever owned in over 50 yrs of pipe smoking. It sure keeps my pocket clean and when I lay it down on my table next to my easy chair, the ash doesn't fall off the tamper onto the t... Read More
able. I'll definitely be buying another one soon. Read Less
Great tool.
September 10, 2013
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
I could not be happier with this pipe tool. It has a nice weight to it for tamping, excellent dottle scraper, sturdy and functional design. I also like that all the parts witch come in contact with ash can be sealed away to keep my pockets clean.
Great Buy
September 14, 2019
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
Just got mine and was pleasantly surprised as to its size and heft. Matches many of my fine writing pens. Love the finish and additional length. Much larger than any of my other tampers. Absolutely love it!
A must for your EDC.. Pipe or no..
March 22, 2016
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
I held off on getting this tool as to build my cellar and pipe collection (until the next episode of PAD strikes) however, after buying two 8deco tampers, I think it made it worse because I knew that it would be quality and innovative. The tamper foo... Read More
t designs had me hooked and 12 beans? C'mon man, you just can't beat that with a stick. So I sprung for the E ticket ride with nostalgia in mind as my Grandfather had a similar model and going old school with the spread load, roll up pouch method as much of The Greatest Generation did. A tamper that stayed put and fit nicely next to my pen, pencil or whatever else fit the bill nicely. This is a quality build, there is even an O ring to keep the dottle scraper tight and the heft is surprising and welcome. This tamper is the size of a medium to large fountain pen.I would be curious to know what the crush/impact rating of the acrylic used as, if push came to shove, quite literally, this tamper could be used in the same manner as any tactical pen for hand to hand combat(blunt strike surface,no point/edge) In short, next time this is back in stock, get one! There is a reason they keep selling out. Read Less
More necessary than Michael Buffer announcing.
November 03, 2022
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
Just to reinforce what everyone else has said. This is a fantastic tool. Very pleasant weight in the hand. Very useful length for the tamper and poker. Keeps things tidy and the tamper head is a fantastic design. If you don’t have one, you should.
Functional and heavy
October 02, 2022
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
If you are attracted to this tool because you’re a connoisseur of fine writing instruments, than know that the body of this tamper is the same size (if not the exact thing) as a Jinhao 159 pen. Even if you don’t have one, this can give you a better p... Read More
oint of reference for the dimensions of this practical tool. Read Less
Top quality
August 24, 2022
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
My wife gave me this tamper for Christmas 2020. I used it once and instantly fell in love with it. I then promptly lost it the very same day. Now I have ash in my pockets. And I'm profoundly disappointed every time I uncap a pen, only to discover it'... Read More
s just a writing tool :( Read Less
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
لم امتلك مثل هذا المكبس من قبل ولكني سعيد بامتلاك واحد شكرا سموكينغ بايب
A perfect disappointment
September 01, 2020
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
Warning: Long read (considerable disappointment = lengthy review).
When ordering, this seemed like the ultimate tamper. After trying a good half-dozen others tampers which proved all lacking in some respect, I decided I want a tamper with 1) wide eno... Read More
ugh tamping surface, 2) a device that protects one's pockets from the ash on the tamper, and 3) a tamper that doesn't roll over when left on an (inclined) table.
The nearest try until now was a Vauen Automatic, but the tamp surface is too small (and it being cylindrical, it ended a few times on the asphalt beneath a Parisian café table, after which I fitted it with a pen clip preventing the roll).
This 8deco was very promising and I agree with most of the other reviewers' comments on quality. For the price point, it's very decently made, even if it is definitely not a Mont Blanc pen, which it eagerly tries to imitate (to me, ending somewhat in the "Look at me, I am an aspiring snob" section). The screw-in spoon/pick is very practical.
However, I find it is 1) quite enormous (longer than a pipe, doesn't fit in my pipe bag...) and very heavy (I'd say about two or three pipes!), an excess weight that's not great for tamping. It was indeed described as "big", but dimensions/weight would have helped.
2) Not an adept of the über-scientific vented tamping surface which gathers loads of ash compared to flat surfaces.
3) By far the most disappointing point is that, inexplicably, the cap cannot be snapped on the back of the tamper, like it would on 99% of pens, Mont Blanc or not!!! What are you supposed to do with this standalone cap, while tamping (or writing)...? Unscrew, tamp, screw again? One more thing to hassle with or to lose. Actually, don't know why, but it is a screw-type cap, and not a snap-on, so the back of the pen essentially lacks a thread for this to work. You can still sort of fit it, but it immediately scratches heavily the acrylic and shiny metal becomes visible.
In a nutshell: so close to perfection that it's more of a failure. 8deco, if you're reading this, put me on the waiting list for the 2.0 version, with a discount. Read Less
Impressive
January 23, 2020
Product: Tampers & Tools 8deco Penner Tamper
I continue to be impressed by 8deco tampers. I have 5 different kinds now and this is the cream of the crop. Mine varies slightly from the photos in that it is smooth and rounded and the ends are black enamel. This tamper has the size and heft to mak... Read More
e it appear as one of my older fountain pens. I love it! a dependable brand and a fantastic product. ~J Read Less
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