Hardwood Forest Foundation Spokesperson, Tommy MacDonald, is an Emmy-Nominated woodworking
television show host who is known as one of the best furniture makers of today.
MacDonald discovered a passion for woodworking in middle school, where shop classes and an after
school program fed his growing love for the craft. In 9th grade, he entered the Blue Hills Regional
Vocational Technical High School in Canton, Mass. - his hometown. Twenty years later, he went on
to graduate from North Bennet Street School, an internationally renowned craft and trade school in
Boston's North End.
MacDonald has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Fine Woodworking Magazine, Woodshop News and
The Boston Globe. His furniture has been displayed at the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Rhode
Island School of Design museum, the Concord Museum and Doric Hall in the Massachusetts State House.
MacDonald is featured in the organization’s 35th Annual Telly Award Winning video version of its flagship
program, Truth About Trees.
To learn more about Tommy Mac, check him out here.