JANET COLLINS is a traditional furniture maker who specializes in building custom pieces that require turning, carving, and inlay. A graduate of the Cabinet and Furniture Making program at North Bennet Street School in Boston, Massachusetts, Janet has been working with wood for over 15 years. These days, Janet is on the North Bennet Street School’s faculty teaching a number of workshops in furniture design and construction. She is a member of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers and was voted 2006 Woodworker of the Year in Vermont by the Vermont Wood Manufacturing Association. Janet is also a published woodworking author.