Woodworking forums like HM

[DavidR8]

Are any of you members of a woodworking forum with a similar vibe to HM?

 

[Aaron_W]

Are any of you members of a woodworking forum with a similar vibe to HM?

I looked at several and focused on Lumber Jocks, Sawmill Creek and Woodworking Talk.


I'm in a very different place with woodworking, than I am metalworking. I've been doing some form of woodworking since I was a child, I had a couple years of wood shop in Jr High and have continued to make stuff from wood my whole life. I don't make super high end stuff, but I do know my way around common woodworking tools and after a lifetime of working with wood I still have 8 fingers and two thumbs. I'm just beginning to move beyond the fingerpainting stage when it comes to metalwork.


Ultimately I found Woodworking Talk has been the best fit for me. I wouldn't go so far as to say it is just like this site, but of the three it was the closest. A good mix of experienced and new woodworkers. More importantly it seems friendly and helpful towards the inexperienced.

The other two I mentioned were ok, not at all like the machinist site that shall not be mentioned. I found the members to be more or less friendly but the site vibe felt more elitist at the others than at Woodworking Talk.

I actually found WT from searches of reviews for tools. People asking about less expensive tools, tend to get real answers there not just the common cheap crap spend more $$$$$.
There are members running the full range of tools from Harbor Freight to Festool and experience levels from just bought their first tools to experienced professionals.

 

[DavidR8]

Thanks @Aaron_W I appreciate the perspective.
I'm not a seasoned woodworker though I've been around it for a fair chunk of my life. Can turn out a square cabinet but I'm always looking to improve.
I'll check out WT!

 

[ShagDog]

If it's woodturning you are after, there are some good forums dedicated to that. My favorite is https://www.aawforum.org/community/ .

 

[DavidR8]

If it's woodturning you are after, there are some good forums dedicated to that. My favorite is https://www.aawforum.org/community/ .

Thanks, I'm a member there

 

[CJ5Dave]

Woodworking Talk is OK, not as good as this. Have not been on it long.

 

[DavidR8]

Woodworking Talk is OK, not as good as this. Have not been on it long.

I suspect there is no forum quite like this one.

 

[Aaron_W]

Woodworking Talk is OK, not as good as this. Have not been on it long.

Agree, this site sets a very high bar.

 

[CJ5Dave]

Just join a couple, try it on for size, you can get off any time. I get on them, learn a lot, get tired of the no it alls and move on. Worst thing for me is those who can’t answer my question but tell me something everybody already knows.

 

[MikeInOr]

Sawmillcreek.org used to be excellent until they started requiring a paid membership to view any pictures. It has been in a slow decline since then. Fewer knowledgeable people post so fewer people pay for memberships and it is kind of spiraling downwards. I paid for a membership for a year then decided there wasn't enough good content to renew.