[zachwill]

Frank Howarth is an absolute gem: https://www.youtube.com/@frankmakes

I've been following his woodworking channel for 10 years — and I have no interest in woodworking myself. I've never come across someone who is 1) 99th percentile at the craft, 2) probably better at videography than the craft itself, and 3) will literally walk you through his line of thinking while including all the dumb mistakes he thought along the way.

Hikaru has a similar way of explaining high-level chess and coming off as human, but the quality of Frank's stuff is nearly unparalleled, in my opinion. It's like watching an absolute master of his craft have a beer with you and explain his 4D chess moves in an Explain Like I'm 5 years old format.

Highly, highly recommend watching him.

[joe_guy]

Additional woodworking content I have not yet seen mentioned:

Twoodfrd, he repairs guitars https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC8wIqZCt9h6uJbOBCQVuUmg

PaskMakes, woodworker https://m.youtube.com/c/PaskMakes

[acjacobson]

Thanks for the recommendations - here's a few of mine that are related:

For woodworking I am a big fan of Paul Sellers - though he is primarily a hand woodworker. His videos are very accessible.

For chess I like John Bartholemew. He's an IM, so lower in the rankings than someone like Hikaru, but has a lot of videos geared towards people looking to improve their overall game.

[roey2009]

I like Hikaru, though I find GothamChess easier to watch, and more to my level. Also helps he is absolutely excellent in maintaining viewer attention. He is an excellent story teller.