THERE ARE ONLY A HAND FULL OF MASTER CARVERS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY. ONE OF THEM IS RON FAIRCHILD, WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN THE HOUSTON AREA. RON'S LOVE OF WOOD WORKING BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE, AS THE YOUNGEST SON OF A CARPENTER.FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, RON FAIRCHILD HAS BEEN CREATING UNIQUE PIPES- LIGHTWEIGHT AND COMFORTABLE, USING ONLY THE FINEST HAND SELECTED GRECIAN BRIAR. RON BEGAN MAKING PIPES AS A HOBBY BACK IN 1978. AS RON WOULD SAY "WORKING WITH MY HANDS HAS HELPED ME RELIEVE SOME OF THE STRESS OF DAY TO DAY LIFE." WHAT RON FAILED TO REALIZE WAS THAT HE DEVELOPED A REAL TALENT FOR CARVING. IN 1981 HE BEGAN A SMALL BUSINESS OF PIPE CARVING AND STEM REPAIR OUT OF HIS WORKSHOP IN HIS BACKYARD. HE COMPLETES AS MANY PIPES AS POSSIBLE EACH YEAR BUT NEVER REACHES MORE THAN 100 A YEAR. HE CAN'T MAKE ANY MORE BECAUSE OF HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND WANTING TO PERFECT EACH CREATION.FAIRCHILD PIPES ARE CARVED FROM THE FINEST HAND SELECTED, HIGH QUALITY, AGED GRECIAN BRIAR. RON CHOOSES THE BEST PIPE DESIGN FOR EACH PIECE, CARVES THE PIPE, FASHIONS THE STEM AND CURES AND FINISHES EACH UNIQUE CREATION. SINCE HE SEES EACH PIPE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, HE TAKES EXTRA CARE TO GUARANTEE THE FINEST QUALITY DESIGN AND FINISH. THE STEMS ARE SHAPED TO COMPLIMENT THE FORM OF THE PIPE. RON WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PIPE MAKERS IN THE UNTTED STATES TO CUSTOM MAKE BRIAR STEMS.FAIRCHILD PIPES ARE FINISHED USING ONLY CARNAUBA WAX, NO LACQUERS OR CHEMICALS. THIS PERMITS THE PIPE TO BREATHE NATURALLY. FAIRCHILD PIPES ARE PRODUCED IN A LIMITED QUANITY TO INSURE THE FINEST QUALITY. AS RON WOULD SAY "I AM NOT TRYING TO COMPETE WITH MACHINE MADE PIPES, I JUST WANT TO PRODUCE A FINE QUALITY HAND CARVED PIPE. SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY A WORK OF ART."
RON FAIRCHILD WITH SOME OF HIS PIPES AT A SHOW
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