Tampers & Tools: Brigham Pipe Tool - Flat Red

Product Number: 001-545-0018

Brian Levine recently paid us a visit on his way through town, and, sure enough, shortly thereafter there arrived new products from Brigham. In this case, more specifically, a variety of steel, hardwood, and aluminum tampers. This model features a slim, neat, modern profile, livened up by vibrant red-finished scales.

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Overall Rating:
2.8
4 reviews
Needs some work
August 29, 2024
Product: Tampers & Tools Brigham Pipe Tool - Flat Red
In order to make me give up on my trusted check tool you need to improve this product
Useful tools but needs a redesign
April 09, 2020
Product: Tampers & Tools Brigham Pipe Tool - Flat Red
This would have been a nice tool, if not for some glaring flaws in the design. First, the tamper foot is absurdly small - enough that it's actually easier to use a cheaper pipe nail than this jtool. Second, it was very poorly attached. I'm not sure they even bothered to solder it to the tool, because the foot fell off while I was tamping my pipe. Finally, both the pick and the scraper seem to be loosely attached. I'm not sure if this was a tool that got past quality control, or if it was just bad design, but either way, while the idea is good, the execution was terrible....Read More
Needs a couple improvements
October 13, 2014
Product: Tampers & Tools Brigham Pipe Tool - Flat Red
I had high hopes of this being the perfect budget tool. It has good looks, decent heft, a long, easily opened pick, and flat edges that prevent rolling (a pet peeve of mine). However, a couple serious design flaws kill it for me. First, the tamping foot is inexplicably small - even smaller than that on a Czech tool or $1 pipe nail. It's small enough that evenly tamping a decently-sized bowl is somewhat annoying. More importantly, the fold-in design of the pick leaves the point of the pick just clear of the edge of the tamping head. So when tamping near the top of the bowl, the tip of the pick can gouge your rim, which is just unacceptable design to me. Attempts to bend the tip of the pick just a bit further in have been unsuccessful, probably because it's stainless steel. It's hard to see how someone could have designed this, used it, and not noticed the problem. And it's even more annoying because making the foot just a little bit larger would safely cover the end of the pick and solve both of my problems at once. If the manufacturer redesigned this with a larger foot, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat, because it's otherwise fantastic for the price. But as is, I can't recommend it....Read More
Superb Tool
August 01, 2013
Product: Tampers & Tools Brigham Pipe Tool - Flat Red
This a magnificent tool and accessory for your pipe needs. The photos show what you get, but when you actually hold it, you know you have the best possible companion for your pipe maintenance requirements. The tamping end, for instance, is actually oval shaped, unlike other, cheaper tools. The reaming blade, with its serrated side, is ideal for both performing minor reaming and scooping out dottle. What impressed me in particular was the shape of the tool; its slightly wider end opposite the tamping end, is broader to provide extra weight for tamping. It also provides a very tactile heft in your hand. You can feel the extra weight this provides for centering your tamping, and it does an excellent job of this. It makes wonder how you ever could have used those cheap $2 tools you find in most smoke shops. Add to this what appears to be a matte brushed steel body, with its red and black scales, and you have not only a very functional tool, but a very attractive one that will have everyone asking "What is that?" With the exceptionally low price, you simply can't go wrong with this item. I have spent more on a simple jackknife at K-Mart than this tool. In fact, I plan on getting another one for traveling. Well worth having....Read More