# Sawdust

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Sawdust and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lets woodworkers design projects, customize them with an AI agent, and get designs tied to real materials and suppliers.

## Why people recommend it

- Customizable designs through an AI agent (3 comments): "you can customize it beyond the existing design by asking an agent to modify it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234578)) "Every surface has a human UI and an agent UI via the MCP." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49593449)) "uses LLMs for wood designs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50098632))
- Appealing look and overall design (2 comments): "Looks really good! The ar button didn't work on my phone so I could not try it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49241087)) "Love everything about this site." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235808))
- Useful for custom woodworking projects (2 comments): "I've been wanting to custom build one of these for a while, this will help!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49242637)) "If you're a woodworker/software engineer you might enjoy it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234277))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [FreeCAD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freecad.md): 199 recommend
- [OpenSCAD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openscad.md): 173 recommend
- [Onshape](https://hackerapproved.com/p/onshape.md): 65 recommend
- [Autodesk Fusion 360](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fusion-360.md): 60 recommend
- [SolveSpace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/solvespace.md): 37 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sawdust", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sawdust-diy/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).