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[[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg| | [[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|300x300px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | ||
[[File:Keresaspa logo.jpg|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe.]] | [[File:Keresaspa logo.jpg|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe.]] | ||
Keresaspa ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet IPA]: Kərəsāspa) pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes. It is a transliteration of an Avestan word meaning ‘he who owns the slim/fit horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]]. | Keresaspa ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet IPA]: Kərəsāspa) pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes. It is a transliteration of an Avestan word meaning ‘he who owns the slim/fit horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]]. | ||
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Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | ||
After graduating from high school, he enrolled in university to study chemical engineering, before switching to a course in architecture. When it came to pipes, Keresaspa was very interested in understanding the engineering behind what makes the mythical ‘perfect smoker,’ and in learning the difference between factory-made pipes and artisan pipes. He was fascinated by high-end pipes, especially those hand made by skilled artisans, but could not | After graduating from high school, he enrolled in university to study chemical engineering, before switching to a course in architecture. When it came to pipes, Keresaspa was very interested in understanding the engineering behind what makes the mythical ‘perfect smoker,’ and in learning the difference between factory-made pipes and artisan pipes. He was fascinated by high-end pipes, especially those hand made by skilled artisans, but could not apfford one for himself. | ||
In 2015, he decided to start seriously researching the craft of pipemaking, and to collect the materials needed to experiment with pipemaking for himself. Over the course of the year, he gathered the materials he needed, and found a workshop that would rent him a lathe to use for a few hours a week. In 2016, he made his first pipe. | In 2015, he decided to start seriously researching the craft of pipemaking, and to collect the materials needed to experiment with pipemaking for himself. Over the course of the year, he gathered the materials he needed, and found a workshop that would rent him a lathe to use for a few hours a week. In 2016, he made his first pipe. | ||
[[File:Keresaspas first pipe.jpg|left|thumb|The first pipe made by Keresaspa, which he now keeps as part of his | [[File:Keresaspas first pipe.jpg|left|thumb|The first pipe made by Keresaspa, which he now keeps as part of his own private collection.]] | ||
Keresaspa’s education in pipemaking came from reading as many articles on the subject as he could find, from magazines, books, and pipemaking forums on the internet. He also studied interviews with pipemakers and videos that showed these artisans and factory carvers demonstrating how pipes are made. Using this information, he experimented with making his first pipes, concentrating first on their functional properties. These pipes were made for his own use, meaning Keresaspa was able to create several stems for the same stummel, making minor adjustments to the diameter of the draught hole or the funneling of the airway, before testing out how they affected the smoking qualities of the overall pipe. Keresaspa would also sometimes experiment with drilling and re-drilling the draught holes of his stummels, combining them with his variously measured stems, in order to discover the ideal combination of the two. To this day, Keresaspa considers the stem to be the most important part of the pipe, meaning he will spend several days only doing stem work until he is satisfied with the outcome. | Keresaspa’s education in pipemaking came from reading as many articles on the subject as he could find, from magazines, books, and pipemaking forums on the internet. He also studied interviews with pipemakers and videos that showed these artisans and factory carvers demonstrating how pipes are made. Using this information, he experimented with making his first pipes, concentrating first on their functional properties. These pipes were made for his own use, meaning Keresaspa was able to create several stems for the same stummel, making minor adjustments to the diameter of the draught hole or the funneling of the airway, before testing out how they affected the smoking qualities of the overall pipe. Keresaspa would also sometimes experiment with drilling and re-drilling the draught holes of his stummels, combining them with his variously measured stems, in order to discover the ideal combination of the two. To this day, Keresaspa considers the stem to be the most important part of the pipe, meaning he will spend several days only doing stem work until he is satisfied with the outcome. | ||