r/WoodworkConfessions

28k members
r/WoodworkConfessions is a subreddit with 28k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses woodworking, mistakes, diy, guide, and workbench.
Bit off a little more than you could chew? This is a place to vent when your r/Woodworking project didn't turn out as planned.

Popular Themes in r/WoodworkConfessions

#1
Pain & Anger
: "Painful truth: Woodworking is just a side project for my real hobby, shopping for lumber and tools on craigslist."
27 posts
#2
Ideas
: "To sum up my time in woodworking..."
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Safety Glasses, Check. Dust mask, Check. Sacrificial offering to the belt sander, Check."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Bedside tables at the store for $200 but I made mine at home for $300. Bargain"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built a walk-in chew toy for my dog"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/WoodworkConfessions

#1

Woodworking

: "To sum up my time in Woodworking..."
75 posts
#2

Mistakes

: "Mistakes were made"
31 posts
#3

Diy

: "My First Hand-Cut Dovetail"
27 posts
#4

Guide

17 posts
#5

Workbench

: "As I have been working on my first mobile Workbench, I started to realize that a majority of my favorite wood projects have been for my workshop. And those projects were done to help me build more things for my workshop 🤣"
15 posts
#6

Step By Step

15 posts
#7

Woodworking Mistakes

: "Dovetail Achievement unlocked: Finally experienced “ Measure Once, Cut Twice”"
11 posts
#8

Projects

: "Four years later, and I have a more expensive dresser that works a little worse than a store bought one "
11 posts
#9

Woodworking Lessons

: "Hand planed some 40mm oak dowels into 35mm oak dowels today. I had ordered the wrong diameter .."
10 posts
#10

Woodworking Tips

: "When they say “measure twice,” they don’t just mean the wood you’re about to cut—or the old shelf. Measure the space it goes into"
10 posts

Member Growth in r/WoodworkConfessions

Yearly
+2k members(6.2%)

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Last updated: June 9, 2026