Episode 01 – Dressing Mirror
This week on Rough Cut, host Tommy MacDonald tackles a Greene and Green-Inspired Dressing Mirror perfect for any room.
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Episode 02 – Arts And Crafts-Style Chair
An Arts and Crafts-Style chair is Tommy’s project on this episode of Rough Cut.
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Episode 03 – Pie Crust Tray
We meet with curator Elliot Davis to talk about the federalist-style pie-crust tables they have in their collection.
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Episode 04 – Serving Cart
For this show, we make a practical serving cart, essential for any kitchen, out of dramatic tiger maple.
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Episode 05 – Drop-Leaf Table
The drop-leaf table featured on Rough Cut this week has a lot of bang for the buck. Not only is the shaker-type style beautiful to look at, but the knuckle joints are really fun to learn.
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Episode 06 – Turned Tall Floor Lamp
Our project this week is for all those woodworkers who are excited about turning. In this episode, Tommy demonstrates how to use a lathe and how to turn cove and bead shapes into a tall floor lamp.
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Episode 07 – Standing Mirror
The standing mirror in this week’s episode is one of Tommy’s favorite projects. With a simple shaker design, the project is augmented by a magnificent marquetry design by Paul Schurch.
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Episode 08 – Veneered Coffee Table
Our veneered coffee table this year takes us into the metal works shop of Payne Engineering in Canton, MA. There we learn the basics of making a metal frame.
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Episode 09 – Coat Rack
In this episode, through a careful step-by-step process, Tommy teaches the basics of lamination. For our Rough Cut Road Trip we head out to Brookhaven, New York, where studio artist David Ebner is busy making his famous Scallion Coat Rack…
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Episode 10 – HDTV Stand
These days, doesn’t everyone need an HDTV Stand? In this project, we look at the technique of bending wood. Our field trip takes us to the Brooklyn Museum where we meet with the curator, an expert in the work of the Thonets, famous for perfecting the technique of steam-bent lamination.
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Episode 11 – Sand Shaded Clock
Sand-shading is a technique that dates back to the ancient Egyptians. It is also a technique that was heavily used in the Federalist period. This week’s Rough Cut project takes the art of sand-shading to a whole new level when Tommy designs a sand-shaded clock.
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Episode 12 – Book Case
This week’s episode features a simple case construction bookcase. In this episode we look at what works in project design and explain how to do basic through mortise and tenon joinery.
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Episode 13 – Potting Station
Our final episode in Season Two is an outdoor potting station, perfect for any outdoor gardening space. To gather inspiration for the project we head to the Massachusetts Horticultural Association in Wellesley, Massachusetts where we learn what is needed for the perfect potting station.
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