Alec Steele covers metalworking and blacksmithing topics, sharing weekly videos that document forgewelding weird alloys, making tools, repairing old machines, and pursuing ideas with varying success. The channel leans toward tutorials and project-based content, with a strong focus on Damascus steel, bladesmithing, and forge techniques, complemented by detailed process videos and maker-style projects. Uploads appear frequent, with an average of about 1.3M views per video across a large library of content.
Similar Channels
We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Alec Steele
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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.
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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.
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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.
Content Landscape
Top competitors include Knives Project (93% match, 428K subscribers) and Black Bear Forge II (85% match, 290K subscribers), both aligning on metalworking and blade-related topics such as damascus steel making, forge welding, and blade smithing. Totally Handy (73% match, 1.6M subscribers) also competes in metalworking, tool making, and metalworking projects, highlighting a broader do-it-yourself maker overlap. Black Bear Forge (72% match, 391K subscribers) shares forging techniques and forge welding interests, while Christ Centered Ironworks (69% match, 641K subscribers) connects through forge welding and rebar forging ideas. Alec Steele has a larger audience base compared to most competitors (3M subscribers) and overlaps most strongly with queries around metalworking, forge welding, and damascus-related projects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which YouTube channels are most similar to Alec Steele?
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.
What type of content does Alec Steele make?
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.
How do we determine which channels are similar to Alec Steele?
We analyze Alec Steele's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
