JanetACollins
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Announcement
Welcome to my Etsy Shop! I design and hand make all the items, one piece at a time in my shop in Vermont. My goal is to create functional items that are beautiful to the eye and the hand. In part, this is achieved by carefully choosing the best piece of wood with spectacular grain to compliment the form.
To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.greenmountainwoodturning.com
All designs in this Etsy shop are copyright 1996 - 2019, Janet A. Collins. All rights reserved.
Announcement
Welcome to my Etsy Shop! I design and hand make all the items, one piece at a time in my shop in Vermont. My goal is to create functional items that are beautiful to the eye and the hand. In part, this is achieved by carefully choosing the best piece of wood with spectacular grain to compliment the form.
To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.greenmountainwoodturning.com
All designs in this Etsy shop are copyright 1996 - 2019, Janet A. Collins. All rights reserved.
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bugmenot on Jan 25, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove this seller! Fastest shipping ever AND included a second board as a gift! Thank you SO much Janet.
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Jeanette on Feb 25, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI LOVE IT! I just received your package, (which came in hardly any time at all), and safely packed inside was your beautiful spalted egg. I had to smile as soon as I saw it, because I really do love it! The wood is so intricately patterned, and then you smoothed to a wonderfully tactile, matte finish. You did a beautiful job! I would recommend to others to be sure and check out your shop, because your talent goes far beyond my little egg. They need to stop in and see, and I’m certain that they’ll be “wowed” just like I was! Lovely work! Thank you Janet! 🥰
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srfraser1 on Jun 17, 2019
5 out of 5 starsBeautifully made. Delighted to find this as a housewarming gift for an interior designer.
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Thomas on Jan 7, 2019
5 out of 5 starsFirst rate craftsmanship, timely shipping; just a wonderful person to deal with
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Sheri on Dec 12, 2018
5 out of 5 starsThis is my third purchase from this seller. This matching set of bowls is stunning. Workmanship is excellent. I would definitely buy from Janet again!
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Sheri on Dec 12, 2018
5 out of 5 starsMy second purchase from this seller. Wow what quality! If I could rate it higher than 5 stars I would.
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Sheri on Dec 6, 2018
5 out of 5 starsI bought this bowl because of the unique coloration/design. I can't believe its beauty! The design just popped, it was sanded so smooth it feels like glass and it is solid with a good heft to the bowl. I liked it so much I am going out to purchase another one!
About JanetACollins
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Turning a walnut bowl.
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Thirty-two bed posts in curly maple and cherry for a client. One of 12 curly maple chairs for a client to the left.
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Reproduced newel post tops for a client.
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Completing a compass rose(rosewood and holly) inlay into mahogany
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Hand planing a panel for the lid of a box.
I am a professional woodturner and furnituremaker living and working is Ryegate, Vermont.
I became a professional furnituremaker and woodturner in 1997 after graduating from the Cabinet and Furniture Making program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA. I got started in woodworking by owning an old house that needed lots of work. I would faithfully watch episodes of This Old House and New Yankee Workshop and try out what I learned on the shows. I knew that would only take me so far in educating me on such a vast topic. I found that I could take part time classes or workshops at North Bennet Street School. I took three woodworking workshops and became "hooked." At the time, I lived close to the school and decided to apply to their full time Cabinet and Furniture Making program. I was accepted and became a full time student between 1995 and 1996 learning as much about furniture making and woodturning as I could.
I spent the next ten years(1997-2007) working for the school, running their workshop program, developing and teaching woodworking and woodturning courses. During this time I also built custom furniture for many clients in the New England area. Many of these pieces included turned elements such as beds and chairs. Some can be seen on my website at www.greenmountainwoodturning.com
In 2007 I moved to Vermont full time and started working in the shop at my home that I owned since 2001. The shop is in the barn on the property and was converted to a cabinet shop back in the 1940's. I am the third furniture maker/woodworker to own this house (built 1895) and work as a woodworker in this shop.
I have written articles for Fine Woodworking magazine and WoodenBoat magazine.
I receive first place award for my cherry with black inlay bowl at the Vermont Fine Furniture & Wood Products Design Competition in 2012. I was voted Woodworker of the Year in 2006 by the Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association.
I am more involved in woodturning than furniture making these days, although I still make furniture pieces on speculation. I rather enjoy the pleasure and challenge of creating beautiful turned bowls and platters from highly figured woods.
Shop members
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Janet A. Collins
Owner
Shop policies
To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.greenmountainwoodturning.com
All designs in this Etsy shop are copyright 1996 - 2018, Janet A. Collins. All rights reserved.
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
Returns and exchange details
Payment
If you decide to cancel an order, please do so within 24 hours after ordering prior to the item(s) being shipped.
Shipping
Additional policies and FAQs
All utilitarian bowls are finished with a non toxic salad bowl finish. All cutting boards are finished with a non toxic beeswax/oil finish.
Non-utilitarian pieces are finished with a hand rubbed tung oil finish.