r/Carpentry

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This is a subreddit for the hardworking carpenters and related tradies out there. Homeowners are welcome, but in areas of dispute, the scale tips to our skilled trades workers here. Aside from that, please think whether your post belongs here, /r/woodworking or on /r/diy. Earnest questions are welcome.

Members

524,939

as of February 2025

Last post

1 month ago

September 25, 2026

Posts (30 days)

100+

Created

2009

July 25, 2009

Total posts

90.2K

archived

Total comments

1.7M

archived

Is r/Carpentry dead? Activity is slowing.

No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.

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Frequently asked questions about r/Carpentry

How many members does r/Carpentry have?

r/Carpentry had 524,939 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/Carpentry dead?

r/Carpentry looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.

When was r/Carpentry created?

r/Carpentry was created on July 25, 2009.

Can I take over r/Carpentry?

Probably not. r/Carpentry is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.

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