Random Hands

Subscribers 6.3M

Videos 165

Views 1.4B

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Random Hands focuses on metalworking, blacksmithing, and blade forging, featuring tutorials and demonstrations such as turning rusted materials into knives, swords, and related tools. Content themes include forging, casting, turning, and knife/sword making with an emphasis on experimentation and restoration-style projects, complemented by keywords like asmr and machine work. The channel publishes a steady stream of videos with an average of around 51.2 million views per video, reflecting high-view tutorials and demonstrations, and has been active since July 5, 2017.

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#1

Knives Project

93% relevance

Subscribers 473K

Videos 271

Views 222.2M

Appearances 26

SERP 100%

Similarity 88%

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High search overlap on knife- and blade-focused queries (knife forging, sword making, rusty metal forging) aligns with Random Hands' audience, with a strong content similarity (88%) indicating comparable tutorial and project-based videos.

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Black Bear Forge view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 391K

Videos 1K

Views 49.9M

Appearances 10

SERP 33%

Similarity 83%

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Shares audience interest in blacksmithing basics and blade work (anvil forging, wrought iron blades) but has a lower overall search match (33%), while content similarity is high (83%), suggesting similar instructional content but slightly different keyword reach.

#3

OLD SMITH

62% relevance

Subscribers 881K

Videos 33

Views 179.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 18%

Similarity 91%

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Targets sword and rusty metal forging topics (sword making, rusty metal forging) with a solid content likeness (91%), though search visibility is modest (18%), indicating a similar niche delivered slightly less in discoverability.

#4

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61% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 1K

Views 268.8M

Appearances 15

SERP 37%

Similarity 78%

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Covers blade smithing and knife crafting (knife forging, blade smithing) with fairly strong content alignment (78%), and a moderate-to-high search presence (37%), showing overlap in project-focused blade creation.

#5

Almost Perfect Restoration

61% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 153

Views 1.8B

Appearances 5

SERP 11%

Similarity 94%

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Addresses rusty metal forging and karambit crafting, matching Random Hands on niche restoration/builds with very high content similarity (94%), but limited search exposure (11%).

#6

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61% relevance

Subscribers 345K

Videos 136

Views 131.1M

Appearances 4

SERP 22%

Similarity 87%

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Focuses on katana forging and blade projects (katana forging, bearing blade projects) with strong content alignment (87%), and moderate search overlap (22%), indicating similar tutorial-driven blade work.

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Discovered competitors include Knives Project (93% match, 473K subscribers) and Black Bear Forge (63% match, 394K subscribers) as top contenders, with Old Smith (62% match, 881K subscribers) and Forged in Fire (61% match, 1M subscribers) also closely aligned. All share overlapping queries such as knife forging, sword making, rusty metal forging, and karambit/blade smithing, indicating competition in the same blade- and metalworking niche. Random Hands has 6.3M subscribers, which is significantly larger than Knives Project and Black Bear Forge, but slightly smaller than Old Smith and Forged in Fire, highlighting a spectrum of audience size among direct and adjacent competitors.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Random Hands?

Knives Project — 93% match, 473K subscribers; Black Bear Forge — 63% match, 394K subscribers; OLD SMITH — 62% match, 881K subscribers. All three channels focus on knife-making and blacksmithing content, similar to Random Hands’ restoration, forging, and weapon-making videos.

What type of content does Random Hands make?

Random Hands creates forging, restoration, and blacksmithing content, including making knives, swords, and related metal projects, as shown by titles like KATANA from rusted iron chain and Sunshine Bowie Knife from Rusty Ball Bearing. The channel averages around 51.2M views per video and posts with a weekly upload cadence, though the exact uploads per week are not specified.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Random Hands?

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