Let's Make a Tamper 

Wonderful tamper, well done!

I enjoyed this vid. Missed wood turning. Great vid Mike.

What a nice project for one of these long, cold winter evenings. Nice job, indeed Mike!

Awesome crafting. Enjoyed it thoroughly 👍🏾

This is the best tamp video on RU-vid. Thank you for sharing!!!! I need to get my lathe out and give this a try. Thanks again!!

Beautiful work, piece of art.

Verry Nice, I love the spent brace as they make great tampers!

excellent video, I really enjoyed that.

That is one beautiful tamper 👍🏻

Nice job Mike. Since I reload 12 gauge, I always have some lead shot on hand which works well for weight. Love to tinker and make these fun things.

Man you have some real talent!! Looks amazing!

Terrific video as usual.

Hi Mike, I really enjoyed watching all of the various steps in the process....then seeing the beautiful finished product. It was especially meaningful, since the tamper that you made for me is almost identical to yours....and I love it!! Thank you again my friend.

That looks great really enjoyed the video

Great video sir, lovely piece.

Great tamper, great video! I have a couple old razors with wood handles that I like to hit with the tung oil, leaves such a nice look with the grain. The tamper you sent me like the one showed at the end still gets regular use!

I really enjoyed this video brother. So cool!

That was great, Mike. Thanks so much for taking us through the process. Wow...that cocobolo seems like very hard wood. You can tell by the sound, as you worked it. The final product is super. Nice Work. Hope you enjoyed your Christmas, and New Years. Will be looking forward to the CaneRodPiper videos of 2018. All the best. Ed

Made one with a .357 shell and a deerbone 40 years ago.

I also enjoyed the video. Nice tamper! RD.

The only other fly there I have met on YTPC👍😉

Great looking tamper

That came out great. Homemade tamps are the best. One word of warning, as a Watchmaker with a lot of experience on a buffing wheel, I notice people who are new to it are surprised how easily they can grab the piece you're working on and launch it. A very firm grip is essential.

You did fine with your lathe work. To heck with those who think otherwise. So far as my post, none has, and none should. My Grandfather was a mechanic/machinist. When he passed 49 years ago I could of had anything in his Garage. He had a nice Air Compressor and the tools that went with it, plus he a metal turning lathe and the tools that went with it. I turned many fine wood products on that Lathe. As an ignorant young College Boy, I didn't take either. I have no idea what become of my Craftsman Wood Turning tools that I bought back then. Do you know how I bad I feel? I'm sure you do. I am a Purdue Degreed Engineer now retired for a few years. I am sure my Grandpa would kick my butt right now if he could. Yes, he could. He was a WWI Vet and built like a solid piece of Granite. I love the memories this video brought back to me. Thank you much.

Nice work. I used to use a shellac friction finish on lathe projects. I forget the exact recipe. After making a couple pens I got in to using CA finishing.

Good job.

Awesome job, as usual! I also like the (bonus) fact that (to me) the final product has some degree of resemblance to a cigar.

Beautiful, thank you for sharing!

Cool hand made tamper nicely done personally interesting to me

Good video on turning the tamper. If you turn the shell side as a taper, it is easier to fit. When the diameter meets the shell, it is done. Also if you put 2 or 3 BBs in the shell, the tamper will also make noise.

Haha.. as you can tell, the primer strike from the firing pin isn't always in the center. this is common in firearms because of barrel fitting to the slide assembly in semi-auto pistols. as far as rifles, not so much, and revolvers seem to have centered strikes. -Dave

Excelent idea and a great looking tamper. Sadly i dont know where to get those shells so i'll improvise a little bit! All the best..greetz

I use x-ray led it is like foil it's from the old dental x-ray machine it is much easier to stuff in the end just use a pencil and stuff it in but it's hard to get nowadays that's a great idea that you got there great-looking tamper Mike take care buddy

I was wondering if I could use leather dye as a Finnish as what I used to color a pipe in a restoration ?. Great video. Thank you. Bob

Smith and Wesson 500 .50cal

That final wipe, before you wax it, do you wipe it with a dry or damp cloth?

so beautiful. Greetings,, Kitty.

great! hi, from a new italian pipe channel!

Nice !!

Awesome video, loved watching and then the final product! I have a quick question as I have made something similar but with two different she'll casing. One brass and one nickel. Do you coat/ seal them with some sort of clear coat to keep them from tarnishing? Thanks in advance!

300th like! :)

Is your lathe a mini lathe from HF

Oh thank goodness... when I saw the thumbnail I was afraid you'd gotten your finger stuck! 😅

I made one it’s a lot uglier than yours. I cut the shoulder off of a 30-06 case and epoxied it into a kindergartners size pencil. I also applied a liquid plastic to the end of the case to keep the ash from sticking around the primer and engraved writing.

Great job I enjoyed watching the whole process, yet another lesson learned. Well done sir👍🏻 I’ve gave you a sub. Thanks for sharing.