r/BeginnerWoodWorking is a subreddit with 780k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hard time, wood, frustrating, struggling, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review table saw, miter saw, and saw.
Welcome to r/BeginnerWoodWorking the community designed for those who are Amateur Woodworkers. Come in post your projects, answer questions, hang out and chill.
Popular Themes in r/BeginnerWoodWorking
#1
Advice Requests
: "Shelf Advice Needed"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What are good affordable adhesives?"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "My favorite part about having the tools I have is being able to make goofy stuff like this. It’s a house warming gift for a guy who does not work with wood nor aluminum."
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "My kid drew on the coffee table with sharpie marker, wife hit it with rubbing alcohol to remove, and now it looks like the finish has been stripped away. Anything I can do to fix this?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BeginnerWoodWorking
#1
Hard Time
16 posts
#2
Wood
7 posts
#3
Frustrating
5 posts
#4
Struggling
5 posts
#5
Hate
3 posts
#6
Table Saw
3 posts
#7
Staining
3 posts
#8
Finish
3 posts
#9
Drill
2 posts
#10
Router
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/BeginnerWoodWorking
Flair Used in r/BeginnerWoodWorking
#1
Discussion/Question ⁉️
: "Joining three boards"
48 posts
#2
Finished Project
: "I Just Finished my project for the weekend"
23 posts
#3
Equipment
: "I’m sure I’m not the first to think of it, but a dead simple jig (if you can even call it that) for flattening bow ties and any other protrusions!"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/BeginnerWoodWorking
Yearly
+80k members(11.4%)
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Last updated: October 5, 2026