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Recommended Crafting and DIY channels on Youtube by archeopterix2680

I love to build things. And I love to watch other people build things. Here is a list of a few of my favorite youtubers in the crafting/painting world.

Indy Mogul/Backyard FX:
Eric Beck shows us how to make great home film props and special effects on the cheap. No longer an active channel but was very popular and the channel is still up. Check out the highly amusing test videos.

Storm the Castle/Epic Fantasy:
Will from stormthecastle.com shows you how to do a medly of projects ranging from making knives and chainmail to brewing mead. He also makes craft and prop weapons etc. Casts resin, does terrariums and much more! Highly recommended.

The Terrain tutor:
Mel the Terrain Tutor shows you how to make and paint a world of high grade miniature terrains for miniwargaming. Very personable and knowledgeable. Very engaging with his viewers and a great down to earth artist. Also highly recommended.

Commissar Gamza:
Commissar Gamza is a miniwargamer and terrain builder focusing on Warhammer who shows you how to paint minis and build and paint great scenes and terrain on the cheap. Has an American themed red white and blue army of Space Marines!

Miniwargaming:
The guys from miniwargaming.com show you how to assemble and paint minis as well as build and paint great looking terrains. Loafs of entertaining and fascinating paintimg tutorials from.highly skilled artists.

Lizardlandscapes:

Terrain building channel focusing on creation of highly detailed landscapes which function as habitat for reptiles. Amazingly detailed and explains how to construct habitats that are aesthetic AND functional while being pet safe. Also has a great Christian video channel.

Paepercuts:
Very impressive channel dedicated to making highly detailed and very realistic miniature terrain for gaming. Features a number of unusual topics like bayous and California desert. Very recommended for the sheer artistic talent.

The DM's Craft:

DM Scotty teaches you how to make great Terrain pieces on the cheap. Everything from treaure piles to bookshelves and even actual working fire effects based on LEDs. Entertaining and inspiring. Very talented and theatrical with great humor.

Black Magic Craft:
Another channel focusing on roleplaying terrain and props. Shows
you how to make all kinds of great features for roleplaying games.
The rack of miniature potion bottles built on glass beads is impressive. Lots of great ideas. Very imaginative.

Trenton Tye:
A blacksmith and knifemaker from Americus Georgia who has been featured on Forged in Fire. Specializes in architectural metalworking and is informative and humorous. Wealth of information for the amateur blacksmith. High up on the list of my favorite metalworking channels.

Brotherbanzai:
A bronze sculptor and swordsmith whose phenomenal work includes both original pieces and popular culture works such as Conan's sword and the Sword of Omens. Highly entertaining and breathtaking to watch. Engaging with his viewers and very informative. His bronze castimg is especially fascinating to watch.

Walter Sorrels:
A veteran knifemaker who shows how to make many cutlery designs and is especially knowledgeable on katana. Highly informative and entertaining as well as humorous. Makes everything from kitchen knives to katana and has several scholarly videos in particular on damascus steel.

Green Beetle:
Skilled knifemaker who shows how to forge many different materials such as railroad spikes and makes impressive ornamental work.

Backyard Bowyer:
Site dedicated to bowyering and archery. Features a number of impressive designs for powerful home built PVC bows. These are high-draw and are fully painted and beautiful. It was from this channel I took the inspiration to work with PVC.

Brick In The Yard:
The folks from Brickintheyard mold supply show you how to work with resins and make molds ranging from simple to advanced. Fascinating and informative as well as entertaining.

Clickspring:
Fascinating clockmaking channel which features precision machining and engineering. Informative and fascinating. Hours worth of entertainment.

DIY Perks:
Fascinating channel shows you how to build a number of appealing DIY lighting devices and computer hacks. Topics range from using installing LED strip lighting to custom computer security devices. Make sure to check out the ultra cool glowing mushrooms.

Enganear:
This appears to be another of those relict or inactive channels. I have not seen activity on it for a couple years but the channel is still up. This fellow is a very clever builder and storyteller who specializes in steampunk style weapons and accessories and creates clever back stories for his pieces. His rayguns are what drew me to his channel and are quite neat; particularly his glass barreled one.

Tested:
I confess that I'm not sure if this site and its associated youtube channel actually belong to Adam Savage or not but he is highly featured in it. And Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame doesn't need much explaining. Who doesn't love to watch Adam Savage build stuff? Watch him build Han Solo's blaster, a Barberella rifle and a lot more.

Check out these channels if you're looking for inspiration or information on a craft project. Who knows what you may be inspired to make?

**I'm not a wargamer so I can't answer your 40K questions but I do watch the videos because the techniques are often applicable to
other forms of crafting. Orks ARE amusing though...

Recommended Crafting and DIY channels on Youtube

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