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[[File:Tasses braises.jpg|thumb|250px|From left: pipe knife, tamper with pick, tamper with reamer in the form of a sword, Czech tool, tamper]]<br />
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A '''pipe tool''' is a small gadget designed to aid in packing, [[tobacco smoking|smoking]], and emptying a [[tobacco]] [[smoking pipe (tobacco)|pipe]].<br />
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There are three principal pipe tools: the tamper, the reamer, and the pick:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bespokeunit.com/pipes/packing/ |title=How To Properly Pack A Tobacco Pipe: Best Pipe Tools & Loading Techniques |author=Charles-Philippe |date=2020 |website=Bespoke Unit |publisher=Bespoke Unit, LLC |accessdate=9 June 2022 }}</ref><br />
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*The ''tamper'' is a blunt instrument, either a simple dowel or shaped like the head of a nail. The flat end is used to tamp down the tobacco while packing the pipe, and to crush the ash together during smoking or relighting. Tampers are often made with a notch or small holes to permit airflow so that tamping the tobacco does not extinguish the flame.<br />
*The ''reamer'' or ''scoop'' is a flat instrument shaped like a dull knife blade or a flattened spoon, used to scrape ash and unburned tobacco ([[dottle]]) off the sides and bottom of a pipe.<br />
*The ''pick'' or ''poker'' is a narrow rod or pin that can be used to clear the shank of debris or aerate tightly packed tobacco. Because it is sharp, it may scratch the bowl of a pipe and so should not be used for scraping.<br />
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These three tools can be combined in different ways. Most common is the three-in-one ''Czech tool'', which consists of a tamper, reamer and pick joined together. A ''pipe knife'' is another three-in-one tool: the reamer and pick fold into the casing in the same fashion as a [[pocketknife]], while the blunt end is used as a tamper. A ''pipe nail'' is a [[nail (fastener)|nail]]-shaped tool with a tamper at one end and a reamer at the other. Tampers and reamers are also made as separate tools.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pipe tool.jpg|Czech tool showing from left to right a pick, reamer, and tamper<br />
File:Pipe nail.jpg|Aluminum pipe nail<br />
File:Post Medieval-Modern pipe tamper, hand clenching scroll (FindID 183926).jpg|Early modern pipe tamper in the form of an arm<br />
File:Post medieval pipe tamper (FindID 33962).jpg|Early twentieth-century pipe tamper depicting a soldier in uniform smoking<br />
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==References==<br />
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