I'll prefix this by saying that I haven't watched the video in the link. I scanned through the other one by the same (I presume) youtuber that was posted recently. I have to agree with Andy Kev that I find it a bit depressing that youtubers feel the need to make the most of their physique. I find that side of it quite irritating to watch and I'd much rather the focus was on what they're doing, not who they are (but I also accept that I'm probably not a typical typical youtube viewer).
Whether the presenter is male or female is irrelevant to whether I watch a channel. The things that I like in a youtube video are:
- Well edited
- Clearly shows what they're doing and how
- Minimal waffle
Things that put me off:
- Too dogmatic in their opinions (a lot of Rob Cosman's stuff fits this mould, as does some of Paul Sellers', although perhaps not to the same level)
- Too much standing and talking to the camera (although Stumpy Nubs does a lot of this and seems to get it right)
- Too enthusiastic and shouty (when I was getting started I watched quite a bit of Tamar Hannah's stuff, but the enthusiasm got a bit wearing after a while, as did the ever-increasing set of eye-wateringly expensive tools that she started using as her channel got more popular)
- Too much of a sales pitch in the videos (e.g. Rob Cosman, Jonathan Katz-Moses)
I think clickspring is probably still at the top of my favourite videos list: beautifully edited, focused on what he's doing, why and how without any posturing to the camera. This Old Tony also does well edited videos and seems to get the humour level right (which is very, very hard in my opinion). Neither of those are woodworkers of course.
When starting with metalwork I found blondihacks' youtube channel very instructive. She's another youtuber (like clickspring) that likes to keep the focus on the work rather than on their personality.
Matt Estlea likes his shouty introductions but once you've got through the first 20 seconds, the content is usually very good: well edited and not too dogmatic. Despite having watched loads of hand tool videos from David Charlesworth & Paul Sellers, I've still learnt new things from
every Estlea video I've watched. He also works in metric, which gets a big thumbs up!
David Charlesworth videos are slow, but very relaxing and definitely very instructive. Paul Sellers' are great as long as you bear in mind that there are other ways to do things and, despite what he says, his way isn't the only one that works and might not be the best one for you.
I've also watched a couple of Tom Fidgen's and they can be quite relaxing to watch; I'm not sure I'd put them high up on my list though and probably haven't watched enough to really judge.
I do like Steve Maskery's videos (the bandsaw one I bought in particular was superb), but I think the focus is slightly different to what I'm more interested in now: most of the Maskery ones I've seen have been about (very clever and well designed) power tool jigs and I'm trying to use hand tools as much as I can.
I also like Neil Paskin's videos. Again, they're well edited and do a good job in explaining how and why he's doing what he's doing. Despite his "Hand Tools are Cool" logo, he's migrated to using power tools more and more since the early videos I've watched and, while I still enjoy watching them as they're very well edited, the content is perhaps not as relevant to me any more.
Oh, and Tally Ho is just awesome and I'd love to be able to wield chisel and plane in the way Leo Goolden does, especially in the earlier episodes when he was doing most of the work. My other half has no interest at all in woodworking, but still watches every episode of Tally Ho with me.
Overall I'd rather read a book most of the time though! I find the amount of information presented in youtube videos vs the written word frustrating (although I understand why as I guess there's more money in videos). A well-written explanation with a sensible number of photos can take a few minutes to read and, if you want to check a detail you can quickly scan to the relevant bit. A video presenting the same information is likely to be 15-20 minutes long and it can be very hard to check one detail again without rewatching a big chunk of it.