Looking for woodworking inspiration, but don’t know where to start? Check out our below list of Top Woodworkers on Instagram. You’ll be inspired by an incredible display of fine, creative and custom woodwork from top notch woodworkers.  After you’re done checking out the best woodworkers on Instagram, make sure to swing by our Top 20 Woodworking YouTube Channels and watch DIY woodworking tutorials from woodworking experts. You'll be able to create impressive woodworking projects in no time!

1.classic_woodworking

With 109k followers, this account showcases woodworking designs from various international woodworkers. Unlike other woodworking Instagram accounts, classic_woodworking provides all kinds of inspiration, from furniture and art to architecture and interior design. Whatever kind of woodworking you’re looking for, this account is bound to have it. 

2. arielealasko


Ariele Alasko is a full-time sculptor with 348k followers and a BFA in sculpture. Her account is for those who have a creative spirit and want to make art with their woodworking skills. Even if you don’t necessarily want to follow in her footsteps when it comes to your own woodworking projects, it’s hard not to appreciate the obvious talent and effort her sculptures require. 

3.pkatzdesign

Paul Katz made his woodworking Instagram account only last year, and has currently amassed 27.8k followers. If you’re interested in the finer details of woodworking, this account is for you: he posts videos of his work, as well as the tools he uses.

4. mattcremona


If you’re interested in individual, unique woodworking techniques, Matt Cremona has you covered. With 171k followers, urban logging is his staple, using local trees for his woodworking projects. He also has his own blog, with more detailed explanations of his craft. Cremona posts every step of the way when it comes to woodworking: from the trees he chooses, to the furniture he eventually creates from them.

5. zacbuilds


Zac has 20k followers and specializes in making furniture, describing the methods behind his projects. He shares his failures as well, so that his followers can improve on their own personal skills. To Zac, woodworking is about both success and failure. He showcases his failures as learning opportunities. 

6. bjmacwoodwork


Brian shows every step of the way when it comes to his woodworking projects. With 151k followers, he shares pictures of the tools he uses (like circle cutters) and tells his followers how to use them.

7. canadianwoodworks


This Canada-based account with over 400k followers, shows the different kinds of wood that they use in their projects (mainly furniture). Part of the fun in woodworking is seeing the journey from lumber to furniture, and canadianwoodworks does this with style. This account also has a website, on which they sell their products and offer templates of the different kinds of furniture they make, so anyone can follow along at home.



8. contemporary_ecowood


This account is based in Istanbul, with 102k followers. It mostly showcases the transformation from slab of wood to table; if you’re interested in working with all different kinds of wood, this account is for you. For those interested in branching out, this account also works in marble and brass.

9. burnheartmade

A self-described “(wood)worker/designer/nerd,” Brendan Gaffney is an alumnus of The Krenov School, a woodworking focused school at Mendocino College. Based in Kentucky, Brendan currently has 33.3k followers and is more than happy to show off his skills in cabinet and chair making. Like Paul Katz, Gaffney also loves to add a spark of creativity to his woodworking, with posts that display his sleek finished products.

10. dwfurnituremakers


Matthew Wolfe makes custom furniture with a vintage twist. He currently has 25k followers, and shares the wood he uses for each piece, so you can get a feel for what it’s like working with different kinds of lumber. It only takes one look at their page to know that their creations are special; Wolfe and Doucette’s website claims that their furniture becomes “cherished family heirlooms,” and it’s not hard to see why.


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