Alec Steele

Subscribers 3M

Videos 1.1K

Views 622.9M

Channels Like Alec Steele

Alec Steele focuses on metalworking content, including forging, damascus steel, forge welding, tool making, and blade/metal projects. The channel blends tutorials and project showcases with a strong emphasis on hands-on forging processes and making things from metal, often exploring alloys, repairs, and custom tools; recent videos show deep-dive project segments (e.g., Damascus steel series) and experiment-driven builds. Upload frequency appears steady with multiple videos weekly, and average views per video hover around 1.3M, supported by a subscriber base of 3M and total views of 622.9M.

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#1

Knives Project

93% relevance

Subscribers 428K

Videos 257

Views 206.9M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 88%

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Both target metalworking and blade creation; they share high search overlap on terms like metal working and damascus steel making, and their content aligns with metalworking projects (93% match in search vs 88% content).

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Black Bear Forge II view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 290K

Videos 250

Views 139.5M

Appearances 10

SERP 91%

Similarity 81%

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They both focus on forging and blade smithing techniques; search overlap is strong for forging techniques and forge welding practice (91%), and their content similarly centers on blade forging topics (81%).

#3

Totally Handy

73% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 823

Views 1.3B

Appearances 9

SERP 78%

Similarity 70%

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Both channels orient to metalworking and tool/metal projects; they share broad search intent around metal working, tool making, and metalworking projects (78% search overlap) with content that covers general metalworking projects (70%).

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72% relevance

Subscribers 391K

Videos 1K

Views 49.9M

Appearances 11

SERP 60%

Similarity 80%

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Similar focus on forging methods and blacksmithing basics; high search alignment on forging techniques and forge welding practice (60% search) with content that emphasizes forging fundamentals (80%).

#5

Christ Centered Ironworks

69% relevance

Subscribers 641K

Videos 2.2K

Views 333.5M

Appearances 11

SERP 56%

Similarity 78%

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Both channels explore forge welding and iron-related forging projects; they overlap in searches for forge welding and cast/rebar forging, though Christ Centered Ironworks’ content leans more toward cast iron and rebar ideas (56% search, 78% content).

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67% relevance

Subscribers 173K

Videos 119

Views 80.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 41%

Similarity 84%

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Both cover blade smithing and axe crafting; they share audience interest in hammer-forge craft and blade smithing, with Nils matching Alec Steele on axes and related forging topics (41% search, 84% content).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Knives Project (93% match) and Black Bear Forge II (85% match). Both compete on overlapping queries such as metal working, damascus steel making, forging techniques, and forge welding practice, which align closely with Alec Steele’s content. Totally Handy (73% match) also overlaps on metal working and tool making, though it has a substantially larger subscriber count (1.6M) than Alec Steele, highlighting a size difference in the audience. Black Bear Forge (72% match) shares forging techniques and forge welding practice as well. Christ Centered Ironworks (69% match) participates in related queries like forge welding practice and rebar forging ideas. Overall, the competitors cluster around metalworking tutorials, blade smithing, and forge welding, with the top two closest being Knives Project and Black Bear Forge II. Alec Steele has 3M subscribers, while the competitors range from about 290K to 1.6M subscribers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Alec Steele?

Alec Steele's biggest YouTube competitors are Knives Project (93% match, 428K subscribers) and Black Bear Forge II (85% match, 290K subscribers). A third competitor is Totally Handy (73% match, 1.6M subscribers). They all create maker-focused blade and blacksmithing content involving forging, smithing techniques, and blade building, appealing to a similar audience interested in metalwork and weaponsmithing.

What type of content does Alec Steele make?

Alec Steele creates blacksmithing and bladesmithing content, including how to forge and forging techniques 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, and the Recent Video Titles show a mix of high-views and series installments (e.g., Alec Steele Damascus, Part 4/5). Upload frequency is described as ~? uploads/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.

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