Rough Cut Woodworking With Tommy Ma

Famed woodworker and Emmy Award-nominated talent Tommy “Mac” MacDonald takes readers by the hand to create all 13 projects from the second season of public television’s smash hit, Rough Cut—Woodworking with Tommy Mac.

Woodworkers of all levels will love constructing both traditional and contemporary pieces such as a drop-leaf table, an Arts and Crafts-style chair, a splayed-leg console table, and a sand-shaded clock. Tommy’s encouraging style will give readers the confidence they need to take his tips and techniques and put them into action. All 13 pieces come with a full plan with dimensions, materials list, step-by-step instructions, and even design options. “Road trip” sidebars allow fellow builders to visit workshops of both established and up-and-coming furniture makers, where even a pro like Tommy picked up interesting nuggets.
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Woodworker Thomas J. MacDonald has been featured in Forbes, Fine Woodworking, and The Boston Globe. His furniture has been displayed at the Massachusetts Historical Society, The Pendleton House at RISD’s Museum of Art, and the Concord Museum. Tommy’s first season of Rough Cut—Woodworking with Tommy Mac was nominated for a 2011 daytime television Emmy Award. www.thomasjmacdonald.com

Laurie Donnelly is the Executive Producer in charge of WGBH-TV Lifestyle Programming and the Executive Producer/Director of Rough Cut. Both Tommy and Laurie live in Massachusetts.