Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac
(visit website)| Ch. | Title | Description | # | Day | Date | Time | Length | RPT | CC | DVS | AD MD |
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| 10.1 | Chippendale Footstool | The s-curve legs and ball and claw feet are the dramatic features of Tommy’s Chippendale footstool. Many furniture makers get defeated by the ball and claw, but in this episode, Tommy stops by master carver Will Neptune’s shop to get tips on an incredibly easy way to break it down. WEB LINK |
111 | SA | 05/11/13 | 10:30am | 00:28:00 | - | × | × | ST |
| 10.1 | Bread Box | Who doesn’t want a beautiful natural bread box for their kitchen, especially if it features a fabulous tambour door? The tambour door has been around for hundreds of years. Tommy demonstrates the techniques for constructing the bread box and building the tambour door. He also tours the Peabody Essex Museum with curator Dean Lahikainen, who shows off their wonderful collection of John and Thomas Seymour pieces of early American furniture. Finally, Tommy is paid an in-studio visit by fellow North Bennet Street School alumnus Eli Cleveland. WEB LINK |
112 | SA | 05/18/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:50 | - | × | × | ST |
| 10.1 | Trellis | Tommy guides viewers through the process of building a trellis, perfect for any outdoor space. Tommy also steps outside the studio with Trellis Structure's David Valcovic, and the pair visits the John Adams House in Quincy, Massachusetts, to see a variety of magnificent trellises. WEB LINK |
113 | SA | 05/25/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:06 | - | × | × | ST |
| 10.1 | Greene and Greene-Inspired Dressing Mirror | Tommy Mac tackles a Greene and Greene-Inspired Dressing Mirror, perfect for practically any room. He works with North Bennet Street instructor Steve Brown to explain the details and joinery in the project including finger joints, cloud lifts, and drawer construction. (1 of 13) WEB LINK |
201 | SA | 06/15/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:44 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 10.1 | Arts and Crafts-Style Chair | Tommy Macl demonstrate how to make the legs, arms and back of an Arts and Crafts-Style Chair--mostly through standard mortise and tenon joinery. Tommy is joined by master furniture maker Chuck Bender of The Acanthus Workshop in Pennsylvania. (2 of 13) WEB LINK |
202 | SA | 06/22/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:56 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 10.1 | Pie Crust Tray | Tommy builds a traditional Pie Crust Tray. For inspiration, he heads on a Rough Cut Road Trip to the new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There, Tommy meets with curator and chair of the Art of the Americas department, Elliot Davis, to talk about the Chippendale and Federalist-style pie crust tables they have in their collection. WEB LINK |
203 | SA | 06/29/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:09 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.1 | Free Standing Deck | A free standing deck it today's project. Tommy focuses on the basics of frame construction and give special attention to installing a solid support system. Tommy finds inspiration at a very special place--the USS Salem. The WWII naval ship is home to some excellent carpentry work. (11 of 13) WEB LINK |
311 | SA | 06/15/13 | 05:00am | 00:26:46 | - | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Chippendale Footstool | The s-curve legs and ball and claw feet are the dramatic features of Tommy’s Chippendale footstool. Many furniture makers get defeated by the ball and claw, but in this episode, Tommy stops by master carver Will Neptune’s shop to get tips on an incredibly easy way to break it down. WEB LINK |
111 | SA | 05/11/13 | 10:30am | 00:28:00 | - | × | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Bread Box | Who doesn’t want a beautiful natural bread box for their kitchen, especially if it features a fabulous tambour door? The tambour door has been around for hundreds of years. Tommy demonstrates the techniques for constructing the bread box and building the tambour door. He also tours the Peabody Essex Museum with curator Dean Lahikainen, who shows off their wonderful collection of John and Thomas Seymour pieces of early American furniture. Finally, Tommy is paid an in-studio visit by fellow North Bennet Street School alumnus Eli Cleveland. WEB LINK |
112 | SA | 05/18/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:50 | - | × | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Trellis | Tommy guides viewers through the process of building a trellis, perfect for any outdoor space. Tommy also steps outside the studio with Trellis Structure's David Valcovic, and the pair visits the John Adams House in Quincy, Massachusetts, to see a variety of magnificent trellises. WEB LINK |
113 | SA | 05/25/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:06 | - | × | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Greene and Greene-Inspired Dressing Mirror | Tommy Mac tackles a Greene and Greene-Inspired Dressing Mirror, perfect for practically any room. He works with North Bennet Street instructor Steve Brown to explain the details and joinery in the project including finger joints, cloud lifts, and drawer construction. (1 of 13) WEB LINK |
201 | SA | 06/15/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:44 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Arts and Crafts-Style Chair | Tommy Macl demonstrate how to make the legs, arms and back of an Arts and Crafts-Style Chair--mostly through standard mortise and tenon joinery. Tommy is joined by master furniture maker Chuck Bender of The Acanthus Workshop in Pennsylvania. (2 of 13) WEB LINK |
202 | SA | 06/22/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:56 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.2 | Pie Crust Tray | Tommy builds a traditional Pie Crust Tray. For inspiration, he heads on a Rough Cut Road Trip to the new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There, Tommy meets with curator and chair of the Art of the Americas department, Elliot Davis, to talk about the Chippendale and Federalist-style pie crust tables they have in their collection. WEB LINK |
203 | SA | 06/29/13 | 10:30am | 00:27:09 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Pie Crust Tray | Tommy builds a traditional Pie Crust Tray. For inspiration, he heads on a Rough Cut Road Trip to the new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There, Tommy meets with curator and chair of the Art of the Americas department, Elliot Davis, to talk about the Chippendale and Federalist-style pie crust tables they have in their collection. WEB LINK |
203 | SU | 05/05/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:13 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Serving Cart | Tommy makes a practical Serving Cart, essential for any kitchen, out of scrap tiger maple. The project is a basic cart form, however, for the top serving area, Tommy goes on a Road Trip to look for the right solid surface. In Canton, Massachusetts, Tommy explores different kinds of man-made and solid surfaces with the help of fabricator Paul D'Attanasio. WEB LINK |
204 | WE | 05/08/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:30 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Serving Cart | Tommy makes a practical Serving Cart, essential for any kitchen, out of scrap tiger maple. The project is a basic cart form, however, for the top serving area, Tommy goes on a Road Trip to look for the right solid surface. In Canton, Massachusetts, Tommy explores different kinds of man-made and solid surfaces with the help of fabricator Paul D'Attanasio. WEB LINK |
204 | WE | 05/08/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:30 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Drop-Leaf Table | The Drop-Leaf Table featured on this episode has a lot of bang for the buck. Not only is the shaker-type style beautiful to look at, but the finger joints are fun to learn how to make. To get inspiration for this project, Tommy takes a Road Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to see drop-leaf and gate-leg tables from centuries past. WEB LINK |
205 | SU | 05/12/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:38 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Turned Floor Lamp | Tommy Mac demonstrates the turning technique by using a lathe and shows how to turn cove and bead shapes into a Tall Floor Lamp. He heads to New London, New Hampshire, to visit the studio of artist Peter Bloch, who turns lamp shades out of Aspen logs. Back in the studio, Tommy is joined by his friend and fellow woodworker, Al D'Attanasio. WEB LINK |
206 | WE | 05/15/13 | 09:30am | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Turned Floor Lamp | Tommy Mac demonstrates the turning technique by using a lathe and shows how to turn cove and bead shapes into a Tall Floor Lamp. He heads to New London, New Hampshire, to visit the studio of artist Peter Bloch, who turns lamp shades out of Aspen logs. Back in the studio, Tommy is joined by his friend and fellow woodworker, Al D'Attanasio. WEB LINK |
206 | WE | 05/15/13 | 03:30pm | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Standing Mirror | The Standing Mirror is one of Tommy Mac's favorite projects, due to its simple design augmented by Paul Schurch's magnificent marquetry. Tommy visits Schurch's studios in Santa Barbara, where Paul demonstrates basic marquetry. WEB LINK |
207 | SU | 05/19/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:53 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Veneered Coffee Table with Metal Frame | The Rough Cut Veneered Coffee Table project brings Tommy on a Road Trip to the metal works shop of Payne Engineering in Canton, MA. There, Tommy learns the basics of making a metal frame. Back in the shop, Tommy builds out the coffee table and teaches some basic veneering techniques. Tommy is joined in the shop by fellow woodworker Laura Fuoco. WEB LINK |
208 | WE | 05/22/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:44 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Veneered Coffee Table with Metal Frame | The Rough Cut Veneered Coffee Table project brings Tommy on a Road Trip to the metal works shop of Payne Engineering in Canton, MA. There, Tommy learns the basics of making a metal frame. Back in the shop, Tommy builds out the coffee table and teaches some basic veneering techniques. Tommy is joined in the shop by fellow woodworker Laura Fuoco. WEB LINK |
208 | WE | 05/22/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:44 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Laminated Coat Rack | The Laminated Coat Rack project is featured. Tommy teaches basic geometric patterns using different species of wood by stack laminating. Later, Tommy heads out on a Rough Cut Road Trip to Brookhaven, New York, where studio artist David Ebner is busy making his famous Scallion Coat Rack--a project that teaches both lamination and turning techniques. WEB LINK |
209 | SU | 05/26/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:37 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Console Table/Hdtv Stand | Tommy looks at the technique of bending wood for his Rough Cut Console Table/HDTV stand project. To get some inspiration, Tommy goes on a Road Trip to meet with the curator of the Brooklyn Museum. There, he learns about the Thonets, who are famous for perfecting the technique of steam-bent lamination. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by Rough Cut regular Eli Cleveland. WEB LINK |
210 | WE | 05/29/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:47 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Console Table/Hdtv Stand | Tommy looks at the technique of bending wood for his Rough Cut Console Table/HDTV stand project. To get some inspiration, Tommy goes on a Road Trip to meet with the curator of the Brooklyn Museum. There, he learns about the Thonets, who are famous for perfecting the technique of steam-bent lamination. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by Rough Cut regular Eli Cleveland. WEB LINK |
210 | WE | 05/29/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:47 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Sand Shaded Clock | Tommy takes a look at the art of sand shading, a technique dating back to the ancient Egyptians. He demonstrates how this art form can be uniquely applied to his Sand Shaded Clock project. Later, Tommy heads to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which houses some beautiful examples of sand shading made by John and Thomas Seymour. WEB LINK |
211 | SU | 06/02/13 | 09:30am | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Simple Case Construction Book Case | Tommy discusses project design and explains how to do basic mortise and tenon joinery for a Simple Case Construction Bookcase project. He visits the Furniture Divas exhibit at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by New Hampshire furniture maker Tom McLaughlin. WEB LINK |
212 | WE | 06/05/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:37 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Simple Case Construction Book Case | Tommy discusses project design and explains how to do basic mortise and tenon joinery for a Simple Case Construction Bookcase project. He visits the Furniture Divas exhibit at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by New Hampshire furniture maker Tom McLaughlin. WEB LINK |
212 | WE | 06/05/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:37 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Potting Station | The final project in season two of Rough Cut is a Potting Station, perfect for any outdoor gardening space. Tommy heads on a Rough Cut Road Trip to the Massachusetts Horticultural Association in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where gardens curator David Fiske shows Tommy what is needed for the perfect potting station. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by friend and fellow woodworker Al D'Attanasio. WEB LINK |
213 | SU | 06/09/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:56 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Coopered Leg Table | Tommy creates a beautiful ambrosia maple Coopered Leg Table--perfect for a dining room or office. To get inspiration for the piece, Tommy travels to beautiful Napa Valley for a visit to the incredible Seguin Moreau Cooperage. He gets an up close tour of the wine-barrel making process. Full of ideas from Napa, Tommy teaches the technique of coopering. (1 of 13) WEB LINK |
301 | WE | 06/12/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:57 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Coopered Leg Table | Tommy creates a beautiful ambrosia maple Coopered Leg Table--perfect for a dining room or office. To get inspiration for the piece, Tommy travels to beautiful Napa Valley for a visit to the incredible Seguin Moreau Cooperage. He gets an up close tour of the wine-barrel making process. Full of ideas from Napa, Tommy teaches the technique of coopering. (1 of 13) WEB LINK |
301 | WE | 06/12/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:57 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Free Standing Deck | A free standing deck it today's project. Tommy focuses on the basics of frame construction and give special attention to installing a solid support system. Tommy finds inspiration at a very special place--the USS Salem. The WWII naval ship is home to some excellent carpentry work. (11 of 13) WEB LINK |
311 | SA | 06/15/13 | 05:00am | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Free Standing Deck | A free standing deck it today's project. Tommy focuses on the basics of frame construction and give special attention to installing a solid support system. Tommy finds inspiration at a very special place--the USS Salem. The WWII naval ship is home to some excellent carpentry work. (11 of 13) WEB LINK |
311 | SA | 06/15/13 | 05:00pm | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Workbench | Tommy takes on the key tool in any woodshop--the workbench. With help from his friend, Tommy demonstrates how to make a workbench with mortise and tenon joinery and a beautiful solid maple top. (2 of 13) WEB LINK |
302 | SU | 06/16/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:28 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Free Standing Deck | A free standing deck it today's project. Tommy focuses on the basics of frame construction and give special attention to installing a solid support system. Tommy finds inspiration at a very special place--the USS Salem. The WWII naval ship is home to some excellent carpentry work. (11 of 13) WEB LINK |
311 | SU | 06/16/13 | 11:00am | 00:26:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Barley Twist Lamp | Tommy tackles the difficult technique of off-set turning on a lathe when he makes the unique Barley Twist Lamp. The lamp is made out of beautiful mahogany and topped off with a specially made glass top designed and created just for this project. For the Road Trip, Tommy visits his good friend, glassblower, Niels Cosman at his Rhode Island School of Design studio. Niels will make a special appearance back at the Rough Cut shop when he personally delivers the finished lampshade to Tommy. (3 of 13) WEB LINK |
303 | WE | 06/19/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:58 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Barley Twist Lamp | Tommy tackles the difficult technique of off-set turning on a lathe when he makes the unique Barley Twist Lamp. The lamp is made out of beautiful mahogany and topped off with a specially made glass top designed and created just for this project. For the Road Trip, Tommy visits his good friend, glassblower, Niels Cosman at his Rhode Island School of Design studio. Niels will make a special appearance back at the Rough Cut shop when he personally delivers the finished lampshade to Tommy. (3 of 13) WEB LINK |
303 | WE | 06/19/13 | 03:30pm | 00:27:58 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Mitered Hall Table | Tommy makes a Mitered Hall Table out of one giant slab of figured maple. He shows how he achieves the look of one continuous grain pattern by interpreting the wood. Later, he visits Berkshire Hardwoods in Western Massachusetts where we meet owner, Jeff Poirier, and learn how he takes a local tree and turns it into a beautiful piece of stock. (4 of 13) WEB LINK |
304 | SU | 06/23/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:45 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Dovetailed Toolbox | The Dovetailed Toolbox created on today's episode has played a supporting role in Tommy’s shop since the very first season. Tommy demonstrates how to achieve the striking dovetail joinery found on his toolbox and what kind of things you can do at home to “make it your own”. (5 of 13) WEB LINK |
305 | WE | 06/26/13 | 09:30am | 00:28:00 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Dovetailed Toolbox | The Dovetailed Toolbox created on today's episode has played a supporting role in Tommy’s shop since the very first season. Tommy demonstrates how to achieve the striking dovetail joinery found on his toolbox and what kind of things you can do at home to “make it your own”. (5 of 13) WEB LINK |
305 | WE | 06/26/13 | 03:30pm | 00:28:00 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.3 | Steam Bent Chair | Tommy builds a beautiful, sleek steam bent lounge chair--perfect for inside and out. To teach us more about the ancient art of steam bending, he visits Newport, Rhode Island's International Yacht Restoration School. Back in the shop, Tommy is joined by Rough Cut regular, Eli Cleveland. (6 of 13) WEB LINK |
306 | SU | 06/30/13 | 09:30am | 00:27:34 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |