r/Carpentry is a subreddit with 619k members. The community frequently discusses carpentry, struggling, looking for, hate, and door, and they frequently recommend/review nailer, tool belt, and steel toed boots, and the most common flair used is project advice, help me, trim, cabinetry, and kitchen.
This is a subreddit for the hardworking carpenters and related tradies out there. Homeowners are welcome to engage in comments but should post carpentry questions to r/askcarpenters or any related trade question subs.
Read the rules before posting.
Aside from that, please think whether your post belongs here, /r/woodworking, r/askcarpenters or on /r/diy.
Popular Topics in r/Carpentry
#1
Carpentry
20 posts
#2
Struggling
19 posts
#3
Looking For
17 posts
#4
Hate
13 posts
#5
Door
13 posts
#6
Worst
11 posts
#7
Hard Time
10 posts
#8
Trim
10 posts
#9
Carpenter
9 posts
#10
Tired
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/Carpentry
Nailer
188 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.3★ from 44 reviews
#2
Senco
4.3★ from 19 reviews
#3
Paslode
4.3★ from 19 reviews
Tool Belt
105 reviews
#1
Occidental
4.8★ from 20 reviews
#2
Diamondback
4.7★ from 19 reviews
#3
Badger
4.4★ from 8 reviews
Steel Toed Boots
47 reviews
#1
Red Wing
4.8★ from 17 reviews
#2
Timberland Pro
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Keen
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/Carpentry
#1
Project Advice
: "Trim Transition Advice"
12 posts
#2
Help Me
: "Is carpentry that bad?"
10 posts
#3
Trim
: "Client let me go ham."
4 posts
#4
Cabinetry
: "Doug fir foyer built-in"
2 posts
#5
Kitchen
: "Did I just ruin my kitchen cabinets?"
2 posts
#6
What In Tarnation
: "Pilling on trim?"
2 posts
#7
Memes
: "Now We Know"
1 post
#8
HealthandSafety
: "Does carpentry (specifically cabinetry) always lead to hand/body injury?"
1 post
#9
Apprentice Advice
: "About to start my apprenticeship, I have some questions for scaffolders"
1 post
#10
Money Shots
: "New Railing - how much would you have charged?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Carpentry
Yearly
+57k members(10.2%)
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Last updated: October 24, 2026