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The first year Kabik had assembled a crew of three full-timers working out of fairly cramped quarters. By the second year, Mel Baker had built a large warehouse with a lot of extra space for our studio. Things picked-up considerably with the acquisition of one of the biggest distributors in the United States, ''Associated Imports'', and the distributor for [[GBD]] pipes. Demand grew so much that, for the first time, Kabik had to consider hiring another “cutter” or designer to handle the demand. In this situation he obtained a young man named '''Glen Hedelson''' who was on a Navy work program for those about to finish their stint. | The first year Kabik had assembled a crew of three full-timers working out of fairly cramped quarters. By the second year, Mel Baker had built a large warehouse with a lot of extra space for our studio. Things picked-up considerably with the acquisition of one of the biggest distributors in the United States, ''Associated Imports'', and the distributor for [[GBD]] pipes. Demand grew so much that, for the first time, Kabik had to consider hiring another “cutter” or designer to handle the demand. In this situation he obtained a young man named '''Glen Hedelson''' who was on a Navy work program for those about to finish their stint. | ||
Kabik and Hedelson became friends fast, and some of Kabik's best memories are of bass fishing with Glen in the Dismal Swamp of | Kabik and Hedelson became friends fast, and some of Kabik's best memories are of bass fishing with Glen in the Dismal Swamp and Inter-coastal Waterway of Virginia on weekends and occasionally camping out. Hedelson brought fresh ideas to the design work and devoted himself to learning the craft making considerable progress. He very quickly became one of the freshest and best pipe cutter / designers in the world. The relationship was so tight, that Kabik insisted that the pipes Hedelson cut have his name stamped on them. | ||
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