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Woodworking: all things made from trees.

Woodworking is your worldwide home for discussion of all things woodworking, carpentry, fine furniture, power tools, hand tools, and just about anything else about making - anything - from trees!

6.2M subscribers2,623 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,094 authors / mosince 2008

r/woodworking has 6.2M members (+2.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,623 posts a month from 2,094 people. Top topics: Woodworking Projects, StainandFinishTips and Wooden Cutting Boards.

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Size and growth

How r/woodworking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.2%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20266.2M
Growing6.2M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/woodworking

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.6k
QuieterPeaked at 6.4k in Dec 2022
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/woodworking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Woodworking Projects1.0%
  2. StainandFinishTips0.9%
  3. Wooden Cutting Boards0.8%
  4. Wood Finishing0.7%
  5. Wood Refinishing & Repair0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Home Depot
  2. Rockler Com
  3. Lee Valley Tools
  4. Woodcraft
  5. Lowe's

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