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[[File:Keresaspa blowfishes.png|left|thumb|A selection of blowfish-style pipes inspired by Lars Ivarsson. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa.|alt=]] | [[File:Keresaspa blowfishes.png|left|thumb|A selection of blowfish-style pipes inspired by Lars Ivarsson. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa.|alt=]] | ||
Other sources of inspiration for Keresaspa include a variety of man-made and natural objects, including architecture, as might be expected. One example has been Achaemenid columns, known in the Western world as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_column Persian, or Persepolitan, columns], which inspired Kersaspa in the shaping and flaring of some of his pipe stems. [[File:KeresaspaPersianColumnStem.jpg|thumb|225x225px|A Keresaspa pipe stem modeled on the columns of the ancient Persian Achaemenid empire. Image courtesy Keresaspa.]] | Other sources of inspiration for Keresaspa include a variety of man-made and natural objects, including architecture, as might be expected. One example has been Achaemenid columns, known in the Western world as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_column Persian, or Persepolitan, columns], which inspired Kersaspa in the shaping and flaring of some of his pipe stems. [[File:KeresaspaPersianColumnStem.jpg|thumb|225x225px|A Keresaspa pipe stem modeled on the columns of the ancient Persian Achaemenid empire. Image courtesy Keresaspa.|alt=]] | ||
In terms of the construction of his pipes, Kerasaspa follows one of two approaches. If he is making a classical shape, everything is planned in advance. If a line is supposed to be flat, it must be exactly level; if a line is supposed to be tapered, it must follow an even decline. Contrary to what a pipe smoker may imagine, the most traditional and common shapes are often the hardest to perfect. For free-hand or free-style shapes, Keresaspa closely studies the works of the aforementioned masters, taking cues from their lines and figures as he first begins to shape the bowl, before taking the design off into directions of his own preference, towards those chosen by the briar’s grain, or following the subtle suggestions of his other materials, such as a piece of bamboo. | In terms of the construction of his pipes, Kerasaspa follows one of two approaches. If he is making a classical shape, everything is planned in advance. If a line is supposed to be flat, it must be exactly level; if a line is supposed to be tapered, it must follow an even decline. Contrary to what a pipe smoker may imagine, the most traditional and common shapes are often the hardest to perfect. For free-hand or free-style shapes, Keresaspa closely studies the works of the aforementioned masters, taking cues from their lines and figures as he first begins to shape the bowl, before taking the design off into directions of his own preference, towards those chosen by the briar’s grain, or following the subtle suggestions of his other materials, such as a piece of bamboo. | ||
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Due to his exacting standards and focus on precision, Keresaspa produces around 30 pipes per year at present. | Due to his exacting standards and focus on precision, Keresaspa produces around 30 pipes per year at present. | ||
[[File:Keresaspa billiards.png|thumb|A selection of Keresaspa briar billiards utilizing various materials, including wild and Buddha bamboo, ebonite, and Bakelite. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa. |alt=|center|500x500px]] | [[File:Keresaspa billiards.png|thumb|A selection of Keresaspa briar billiards utilizing various materials, including wild and Buddha bamboo, ebonite, and Bakelite. Created from images courtesy Keresaspa. |alt=|center|500x500px]] | ||
== Grading and Dating == | == Grading and Dating == | ||