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[[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg| | [[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|295x295px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:New Logo with Orb of Ishtar Grading stampKeresaspa.JPG|alt=|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in Latin script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe. Image courtesy Keresaspa.]] | ||
Keresaspa (Persian: گرشاسپ; | Keresaspa (Persian: گرشاسپ; ''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 the name of a an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garshasp ancient Persian mythological figure], which is itself an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘he with the the slender horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]].<ref>The information for this page was provided to the author by Keresaspa.</ref> | ||
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 afford 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. | ||
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=== Grades of Keresaspa Pipes === | === Grades of Keresaspa Pipes === | ||
[[File:New Certificates Example Keresaspa.JPG|thumb|An example of the certificate included with each Keresaspa pipe. Along with the dimensions, grading, and dating of the pipe, the certificate includes an illustration of a mythological battle from the ancient Persian ''Sūdgar,'' between Azhi Dahāka (اژی دهاک) and Kərəsāspa (گرشاسپ). ]] | |||
Keresaspa pipes have three main grades. In descending order, these are: | Keresaspa pipes have three main grades. In descending order, these are: | ||