Fire Creek Forge

Subscribers 125K

Videos 828

Views 27.5M

Channels Like Fire Creek Forge

Fire Creek Forge covers forging and knife making topics, including blacksmithing, bladesmithing, custom knives, and how-to tutorials, with a focus on hand-forged blades and practical maker content. The channel features tutorial-style videos, project builds, and technique explanations, supplemented by related keywords like Damascus steel, steel selection, grinding, sharpening, and handle fitting, and it uploads about 0.5 videos per week, averaging around 6.6K views per video.

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Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Fire Creek Forge

#1

Knives Project

90% relevance

Subscribers 473K

Videos 271

Views 222.2M

Appearances 29

SERP 100%

Similarity 83%

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High search overlap on forging knives and custom knife making (100% search match) with content aligned to blade craft, mirroring Fire Creek Forge's focus on knife forging and blade work (83% content similarity).

#2

OUTDOORS55 view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 474K

Videos 384

Views 109.4M

Appearances 25

SERP 97%

Similarity 81%

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Strong audience convergence around knife-related steel choices and sharpening methods (97% search overlap) and blade-focused content (81% content similarity), aligning with Fire Creek Forge’s tool steel and sharpening topics.

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#3

Walter Sorrells view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 402K

Videos 678

Views 54.7M

Appearances 13

SERP 60%

Similarity 85%

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Similar channel intent centered on knife making tutorials and blade grinding (60% search overlap) with high relevance to grinding and heat-treated blades (85% content similarity).

#4

Red Beard Ops view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 120K

Videos 219

Views 13.7M

Appearances 11

SERP 46%

Similarity 82%

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Shared audience interested in knife making tutorials and blade smithing basics (46% search overlap) with strong emphasis on knife construction and handle fitting in content (82% content similarity).

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#5

Black Bear Forge II view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 290K

Videos 250

Views 139.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 44%

Similarity 80%

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Overlaps in blade smithing basics and traditional forging techniques (44% search overlap) with content focused on classic bladesmithing methods and tool lists (80% content similarity).

#6

Knifewear

63% relevance

Subscribers 98.8K

Videos 893

Views 28.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 35%

Similarity 81%

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Audience overlap around steel selection and knife construction topics (35% search overlap) with emphasis on knife hardware and blade types in content (81% content similarity).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Knives Project (90% match) and OUTDOORS55 (87% match). Both compete on forging knives and knife-making topics, overlapping with Fire Creek Forge on queries like forging knives, knife making tutorials, and steel/tool considerations. Walter Sorrells (75% match) also competes with overlapping queries such as knife making tutorials and grinding blades. Fire Creek Forge has 125K subscribers, while Knives Project and OUTDOORS55 each sit around ~473K–474K subscribers, indicating larger subscriber bases for the competitors compared to Fire Creek Forge. The shared queries include forging knives, steel selection for knives, knife sharpening methods, and blade shaping.)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Fire Creek Forge?

Knives Project — 90% match, 473K subscribers; OUTDOORS55 — 87% match, 474K subscribers; Walter Sorrells — 75% match, 402K subscribers. All three channels focus on bladesmithing, knife making, and forged blades, overlapping with Fire Creek Forge's niche of blacksmithing and knifemaking.

What type of content does Fire Creek Forge make?

Fire Creek Forge produces how-to and project-based knife making and blacksmithing content, with videos like Forging A Pickaroon, Can I Make 'Wootz' From W1 Steel??, Forging San-Mai Knife From 1880's Iron, I finally got my Buck 112 Ranger, and How To Sharpen Knives. The channel averages about 6.6K views per video and uploads roughly 0.5 videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Fire Creek Forge?

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