r/handtools
ActiveOld and new, little and big
A community for people interested in tools powered by naught but elbow grease.
Members
158,824
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2014
November 24, 2014
Total posts
33.6K
archived
Total comments
456.8K
archived
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r/handtools had 158,824 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/handtools created?
r/handtools was created on November 24, 2014.
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