r/Carpentry is a subreddit with 599k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses carpentry, door, trim, struggling, and wood, and they frequently recommend/review nailer, tool belt, and steel.
This is a subreddit for the hardworking carpenters and related tradies out there. Homeowners are welcome to engage, but posts should be professional or professional-level.
Read the rules before posting.
Aside from that, please think whether your post belongs here, /r/woodworking, r/askcarpenters or on /r/diy.
Popular Themes in r/Carpentry
#1
Advice Requests
: "Don't have anyone to tell me what they think so what do you all think?"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Exterior trim job"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "WTF can I do about these creaming floors?. It is the second floor, I do not have access to beneath it"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "What side jobs do you do?what projects are easy money?"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Comparing DIY vs hiring out to someone with “20 yrs experience”"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Carpentry
#1
Carpentry
: "Why are Slotted Screws still used in modern Carpentry work?"
52 posts
#2
Door
: "Have I lost this Door?"
32 posts
#3
Trim
: "Little Trim matching"
32 posts
#4
Struggling
30 posts
#5
Wood
: "How is this Wood cut?"
27 posts
#6
Hate
22 posts
#7
Looking For
20 posts
#8
Hard Time
17 posts
#9
Framing
: "Framing a 5-sided shed roof"
17 posts
#10
Window
16 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
45 reviews
#1
Red Wings
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
Keen
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Red Wing
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/Carpentry
#1
Trim
: "SOLVED! Update to my “need help” post."
23 posts
#2
Framing
: "6 years ago I posted the same picture here, to show some framing I did at Drake's house. Today I saw the same shot on Instagram, albeit a little different."
10 posts
#3
Project Advice
: "Comparing DIY vs hiring out to someone with “20 yrs experience”"
10 posts
#4
Help Me
: "Another loud stairs post"
4 posts
#5
Renovations
: "New beam in an old barn"
3 posts
#6
Deck
: "Dealing with customers with scope creep."
3 posts
#7
Tools
: "Now that the Stanley Fatmax is being discontinued what tape are we gonna use?"
3 posts
#8
DIY
: "Trying to add wall but existing wall not plum."
2 posts
#9
Memes
: "My new portable job site table saw!"
2 posts
#10
Apprentice Advice
: "Tools for 1st year?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Carpentry
Yearly
+57k members(10.5%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026