r/Carpentry is a subreddit with 607k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, carpentry, looking for, hate, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review nailer, tool belt, and steel toed boots.
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
Solution Requests
: "Best crown moulding solution"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Are there any schools similar to the American college of the building arts in Charleston SC in other parts of the world ?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Carpentry
#1
Struggling
20 posts
#2
Carpentry
20 posts
#3
Looking For
19 posts
#4
Hate
13 posts
#5
Worst
11 posts
#6
Hard Time
10 posts
#7
Door
: "What happened to my cupboard Door??"
9 posts
#8
Tired
8 posts
#9
Job
7 posts
#10
Hard
6 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
Tools
: "Time for a new bed cover i guess"
9 posts
#2
Help Me
: "Help with rafter misalignment."
9 posts
#3
Trim
: "Mission of the day"
9 posts
#4
Framing
: "Finished this garage frame project today"
8 posts
#5
Cabinetry
: "My friend left a bottle of rubbing alcohol on my desk. This is after some minor sanding. Do I keep sanding or stain it with the original stain I used on this?"
5 posts
#6
Apprentice Advice
: "[Help] Novice framer learning as I go. Trying to figure out how to frame walls top plate and the impact on roof rafters"
4 posts
#7
Money Shots
: "The only way to cope is to cope! Have a great weekend people ✌🏼"
3 posts
#8
Renovations
: "Is this truly unfixable as my home remodeling team says?"
3 posts
#9
Deck
: "180ft of picture framed ipe boardwalk"
3 posts
#10
Project Advice
: "First time doing soffits -- does this design look okay?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Carpentry
Yearly
+57k members(10.3%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026