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Demand grew so much that, for the first time, I had to consider hiring another “cutter” or designer to handle the demand. I was very fortunate to obtain a young man named '''Glen Hedelson''' on a Navy work program for those about to finish their stint. Glen and I became fast friends, and he learned quickly. He brought fresh ideas to the design work and devoted himself to learning the craft. Some of my best memories are of bass fishing with Glen in the Dismal Swamp of South Carolina on weekends and occasionally camping out. Glen very quickly became one of the freshest and best pipe cutter / designers in the world. So tight was our relationship that I insisted that the pipes Glen cut have his name stamped on them.

With Glen’s help, we improved pipe production to 200 pipes per week along with perhaps 20 sets, nearly double the CHP-X pipe production. When I look back, the aspect of my career I take the most pride in is that I was able to make substantial improvements in output while improving the quality of the finished product. I never wanted to make a pipe that didn’t look or smoke great at a price only folks in six figures could afford.