We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Alec Steele
Both target metalworking enthusiasts with strong overlap on queries like metalworking and Damascus steel making, and have high search alignment (100% search) while their content similarity is slightly lower (88%), indicating a shared audience with comparable project-focused videos.
Shared focus on forging and blade smithing topics (forge welding, blade smithing) with high search overlap (91%) and solid content alignment (81%), indicating a similar craft-centered audience and instructional style.
Appeals to metalworking and tool-making audiences with broad project-based content; very high search overlap (78%) but slightly lower content similarity (70%), suggesting a broad, hands-on approach similar to Alec Steele but with different project emphasis.
Covers forging techniques and white-hot welding basics; strong search overlap (60%) and high content similarity (80%), showing a shared blacksmithing focus with some variation in technique depth.
Shares forge welding and iron forging themes with Alec Steele, offering cast iron and rebar forging ideas; moderate search overlap (56%) but high content alignment (78%), indicating parallel instructional niches with some topic variation.
Targets hammer forge craft and blade/axes making with solid search (41%) and strong content similarity (84%), pointing to a similar craftsman-style metalworking channel with a focus on blades.
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| #7 | 66% | Martin Huber Knives | 82% | 23.4K | 41% | 3 |
| #8 | 65% | Red Beard Ops ▶ | 77% | 118K | 47% | 5 |
| #9 | 65% | Kyle Royer | 82% | 612K | 39% | 9 |
| #10 | 63% | SENIOR WELDER | 73% | 1.3M | 49% | 6 |
| #11 | 62% | Ian Z Forge | 85% | 110K | 27% | 8 |
| #12 | 61% | lew griffin knives | 84% | 66.2K | 27% | 5 |
| #13 | 61% | UK Bladeshow | 82% | 22.7K | 30% | 3 |
| #14 | 60% | The Efficient Engineer ▶ | 72% | 1.4M | 43% | 3 |
| #15 | 60% | OUTDOORS55 ▶ | 73% | 474K | 41% | 5 |
| #16 | 60% | Drew Does Art | 85% | 8.0K | 22% | 1 |
| #17 | 59% | Paul's Garage | 71% | 70.2K | 41% | 6 |
| #18 | 59% | Tom Fell - Blacksmith | 79% | 368K | 28% | 4 |
| #19 | 59% | Todd Koch ▶ | 81% | 12.1K | 26% | 7 |
| #20 | 57% | Knife Steel Nerds | 83% | 41.9K | 20% | 2 |
| #21 | 57% | Black Hammer Artisan | 82% | 26.8K | 20% | 2 |
| #22 | 56% | Jason Knight | 79% | 118K | 22% | 4 |
| #23 | 56% | Torbjörn Åhman | 80% | 780K | 20% | 5 |
| #24 | 55% | Metalworking Tools TV | 73% | 243K | 28% | 6 |
| #25 | 55% | KULI WELDING | 69% | 584K | 34% | 4 |
| #26 | 55% | How to make armor. ArmorySmith | 76% | 146K | 23% | 3 |
| #27 | 55% | Kuki decor | 67% | 11.7K | 36% | 6 |
| #28 | 54% | Nate From the Internet | 72% | 1.0M | 26% | 2 |
| #29 | 54% | Forged in Fire | 77% | 981K | 20% | 3 |
| #30 | 53% | Matallurgy Data | 76% | 33.9K | 19% | 3 |
| #31 | 53% | Justin Voss | 74% | 111K | 22% | 1 |
| #32 | 52% | Appalachia old timey skills | 73% | 71.8K | 22% | 1 |
| #33 | 52% | Awesome Restorations | 72% | 5.4M | 22% | 1 |
| #34 | 52% | Earth Uncovered | 73% | 181K | 20% | 2 |
| #35 | 52% | Knifewear | 74% | 96.2K | 18% | 1 |
| #36 | 51% | Popular Woodworking | 71% | 272K | 20% | 2 |
| #37 | 51% | Blondihacks ▶ | 67% | 271K | 27% | 3 |
| #38 | 51% | 5-Minute Projects and Design Ideas ▶ | 66% | 322K | 28% | 4 |
| #39 | 49% | TheTradesmanChannel | 71% | 42K | 18% | 1 |
| #40 | 49% | Hand Tool Rescue | 68% | 1.2M | 21% | 2 |
| #41 | 49% | Workshop Companion ▶ | 70% | 1.0M | 18% | 1 |
| #42 | 49% | my mechanics | 69% | 3.6M | 19% | 3 |
| #43 | 48% | House of Hacks | 63% | 18.9K | 26% | 2 |
| #44 | 48% | Mattsi | 65% | 14K | 22% | 1 |
| #45 | 48% | Geoffrey Croker | 68% | 127K | 18% | 1 |
| #46 | 46% | electronicsNmore | 64% | 637K | 18% | 2 |
| #47 | 45% | MW Restoration | 64% | 418K | 18% | 1 |
Knives Project — 93% match, 428K subscribers; Black Bear Forge II — 85% match, 290K subscribers; Totally Handy — 73% match, 1.6M subscribers. They share a focus on knife making, bladesmithing, and blacksmithing content similar to Alec Steele.
Alec Steele creates bladesmithing and blacksmithing content, including forging and Damascus steel tutorials, as indicated by video titles like Can I make Titanium Damascus? and How Stainless Damascus is Made. The channel averages about 1.3M views per video, with an approximate upload frequency of multiple videos per week.
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