Tommy Mac makes solid wood high-end furniture in Boston’s North End neighborhood.
BOSTON – Tommy MacDonald, former host of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac on PBS, has introduced his first furniture line for the public. The Tommy Mac collection features high-end rockers, armchairs and kitchen stools made in Boston from North American hardwoods.
Before this launch, MacDonald had only created furniture pieces for private collectors or through commissioned work. Each piece of the new collection retains that uniqueness, whether its wood species or upholstery choices, but also keeps a unified theme.
“In recent years, I’ve seen mainstream interest ramp up for appreciating and wanting U.S.-made, high-end custom furniture, so I felt it was time to make the items I’ve been crafting for private collectors more attainable for a wider audience,” MacDonald said.
Notable in the collection is an arts-and-crafts-inspired rocking chair, featuring mortise-and-tenon joinery, bent laminated rockers and attached cushions crafted with a nine-spring eight-tie seat foundation. Wood options include walnut, cherry, maple and red oak. The chair sells in the $9,000 range, depending on wood choice.
A series of barstools include live edge, upholstered and flag options. An armchair also features a cushion with a the nine-spring eight-way handtied foundation. Cushions are wrapped in Italian leather, suede or fabric. It’s constructed from the same American hardwoods using traditional joinery methods. Stools sell in the $1,000 to $1,500 range, while the armchair hits around $10,000.
Check out the collection here.
Established in spring of 2020 and located in Boston’s historic North End neighborhood, Tommy Mac Custom Furniture builds custom fine furniture pieces for both private collectors and the general public. The shop is also home to owner Thomas MacDonald’s video content series Wicked Smaht Woodworking, and passion projects like Murder Matters and Projects with Purpose.
Prior to opening the shop, MacDonald was the host, co-executive producer and co-creator of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac on PBS, which aired almost 100 episodes from 2010 through 2016.