An Update to My Favorite YouTube Channels

This is a (long overdue) update to my Favorite YouTube Channels post from 2019. There are some repeats and some new ones…

They’re in alphabetical order, not in order of preference, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of the list because some of my absolute favorites are way down the alphabet…

Acorn to Arabella: The boat is “done” and sailing but still worth watching as they adventure around New England and the East Coast. Definitely worth a watch from the start to see the journey from tree to ship.

Blondihacks: Quinn makes stuff in her home machine shop. Very informative and, in my opinion, entertaining. Generally alternates between project videos and How-To videos. She’s currently working on making a working model steam locomotive.

BPS.space: Joe is building rockets. All kinds of rockets. And he explains the process really well.

CROKER vs Rover: This fella from New Zealand is restoring a vintage Land Rover and a relatively newer Discovery. And he’s pretty damn funny, too. His channel with older vids is Geoffrey Croker.

Get Hands Dirty: Excellent channel for practical woodworking. She has redone her entire apartment with custom cabinetry projects that just look amazing…

Inheritance Machining: This guy designs and builds stuff in the awesome machine shop he inherited from his Grandfather.

Laura Kampf: She makes really cool one-off projects and she’s currently renovating a 120-year old house in Germany.

Pask Makes: Australian guy makes amazing projects, lots with scrap material laying around his shop.

Sampson Boat Co.: Another wooden boat channel. The Tally Ho is technically finished and sailing but it’s defintely still worth watching. His goal is to get her to the Fastnet race in 2027. Also worth a watch from the beginning to see her complete restoration.

Ship Happens UK: Husband and wife in the UK restoring a World War II patrol boat. They’ve done a ton of work so far and there is a ton left to do…

The Duracell Project: The restoration of the racing boat Duracell built by Mike Plant. It’ll be a while before this one is done so plenty of time to get caught up and watch the build.

This Old Tony: One of my absolute favorite machining channels. He doesn’t post super often but his videos are all great.

Usagi Electric: Probably my absolute favorite YouTube channel. To say he restores old computers is an understatement. He’s currently working on a Bendix G15 and she’s getting close to running. He’s also building his own vacuum tube computer. LOVE this channel.

Xyla Foxlin: Rockets, electronic projects, woodworking, a corset made out of carbon fiber. Xyla does it all. Great channel.