The following are catagories of photos corresponding to the types of work I do. Most items are customers' designs or reproduction of broken, maimed or missing turnings. Most items do not directly reflect my design sense, only my ability to make whatever walks into the shop.

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Total images in all categories: 241
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Lamps
  • arrow Lamps (10 Images) 
  • I do specialty lamps for Dunne and Masse. These are proprietary designs by Ron Masse. You may view the finished lamps or contact him at Dunne and Masse Lamps. 
Prototypes and mold patterns
  • arrow Prototypes and mold patterns (3 Images) 
  • Like pattern makers of old, I have made patterns for items before manufacturing or patterns for making molds. Such molds might be used to make cement or cast stone balusters. 
Small scale or delicate
  • arrow Small scale or delicate (6 Images) 
  • Some work is miniature items or delicate work referred to me by other turners. I have done mini table legs and long thin turning like rods of beads and ovals for restoration. Here are a few. 
Reproductions or one of a kind
  • arrow Reproductions or one of a kind (5 Images) 
  • Some of the more interesting items are reproduction items or the odd and unusual project people need help making. 
Spirals, splits, twists, fluting, reeding and columns
Indian clubs
  • arrow Indian clubs (2 Images) 
  • Indian clubs are used by a karate school for joint mobility. I also do some short sticks and boar spears. 
Items to be part of other artist work
Tool handles
  • arrow Tool handles (4 Images) 
  • I do tool handles custom turned to the style preferred by the tool user and custom fit to the tool. 
Mix of everything else
  • arrow Mix of everything else (3 Images) 
  • Other specialty items include Nantucket basket bases and molds, indian clubs for a karate school, goose calls, boat shift knobs, prototype samples and mold patterns. 
Total images in all categories: 241
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Jim Kephart Woodturning • 85 Hilliard Street • Manchester, CT 06042 • 860.643.9431

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