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TAOW gives its utility knife a more secure grip
The October redesign tests aluminium, brass and composites with a separate blade clamp and a custom machining fixture.
In short
On YouTube, TAOW has 264,000 subscribers and 42,773,571 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 18,072 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Machining a Better Utility Knife Handle", with 61,197 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,221 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 152 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home". On Instagram, @theartofweapons has 2,581 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
264,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
42,773,571
▲ 18,072 in the last 7 days
▲ 211,936 in the last 30 days
▲ 211,936 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
3,133
on a typical day: 4,677
Videos on the channel
226
8 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
18 days ago
October 24, 2026
Views per subscriber
162
a new short video usually gets 6,251 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
236,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@theartofweapons · The account on Instagram
Followers
2,581
no change in the last 3 days
Posts
135
Views per Reel
137,521
usually, by 12 recent Reels
Likes per post
37
usually, by 15 recent posts
1.4% of followers
1.4% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,382 of 2,442 | 66 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: DIY, building and home
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some photos from my latest YouTube video on improving the design of my CNC… | Carousel | October 18, 2026 | - | 28 | 2 |
| Timelapse of machining a Better brass utility knife handle on the Makera Z1.… | Reel | October 16, 2026 | 2,101 | 37 | 1 |
| Slow motion laser pulse welding with the xlaserlab_official X1 Pro 700w laser… | Reel | September 28, 2026 | 2,082 | 16 | 0 |
| Back in the workshop after taking summer weekends off for some adventures, some… | Carousel | September 22, 2026 | - | 32 | 1 |
| Machining a Climbing Pickup Edge on the Makera Z1 | Reel | November 30, 2025 | 5,849 | 54 | 2 |
| Simultaneous 3-Axis 3D Surface Laser Engraving on Makera Z1 | Reel | November 30, 2025 | 1,759,285 | 67 | 0 |
| 3D Engraving Machined Surface on the Makera Z1 | Reel | November 30, 2025 | 4,026,574 | 41 | 0 |
| Cnc Machining Mountain Topography from Solid Oak on the Makera Z1 | Reel | November 30, 2025 | 652,096 | 50 | 1 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 12 Reels, 2 carousels and 1 photo.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
This week on the channel +33K views this week
Desktop CNC experiments keep TAOW's workshop in view
The Makera Z1 test ranges from carved topography to an aluminum accuracy check.
The video drawing the most views now
Machining a Better Utility Knife Handle
- Video published
- October 16, 2026
- Video views so far
- 61,197
- Video views, pace per day
- 45
- Views on its first day
- 5,802
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,221 of 5,393 | 152 of 206 |
| By views gained this week | 5,103 of 5,274 | 195 of 204 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,734 of 5,043 | 174 of 196 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category DIY, building and home
Views gained this week in the category DIY, building and home
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 264,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 264,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 42,563,535 views → November 11, 2026: 42,773,571 views · average: 7,242 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Would You Buy This Utility Knife | October 24, 2026 | 0:29 short | 4,869 | 3 | 2,839 | 72 | 4 |
 CNC Machining G10 Glass Fibre on the Makera Z1 | October 23, 2026 | 0:30 short | 7,285 | 15 | 3,060 | 75 | 6 |
 Machining a Solid Brass Knife Handle | October 22, 2026 | 0:41 short | 6,538 | 6 | 2,849 | 85 | 4 |
 Pushing the Makera Z1 to 1.5mm DOC | October 21, 2026 | 0:26 short | 5,510 | 25 | 2,204 | 47 | 5 |
 How This Double-Sided CNC Fixture Works | October 20, 2026 | 0:31 short | 6,251 | 5 | 3,260 | 45 | 2 |
 Designing a Better Blade Clamp | October 19, 2026 | 0:28 short | 25,524 | 4 | 8,589 | 102 | 11 |
 Timelapse CNC Machining Brass Knife Handle on the Makera Z1 | October 16, 2026 | 0:27 short | 3,226 | 6 | 1,656 | 35 | 1 |
 Machining a Better Utility Knife Handle | October 16, 2026 | 11:29 | 61,197 | 45 | 5,802 | 704 | 60 |
 Laser Cleaning Rusty Steel | September 28, 2026 | 0:08 short | 6,334 | 2 | - | 63 | 1 |
 Cutting Steel with a 700w Laser Welder | September 28, 2026 | 0:22 short | 5,020 | 3 | - | 46 | 2 |
 Pulse Laser Welding Stainless Steel | September 27, 2026 | 0:14 short | 3,009 | 1 | - | 17 | 0 |
 This 700W Laser Welder Terrifies Me | September 23, 2026 | 19:14 | 9,102 | 27 | - | 168 | 33 |
 Machining a Climbing Pickup Edge on the Makera Z1 | November 30, 2025 | 0:35 short | 4,074 | 2 | - | 31 | 3 |
 Simultaneous 3-Axis 3D Surface Laser Engraving on Makera Z1 | November 30, 2025 | 0:20 short | 14,900 | 6 | - | 133 | 6 |
 3D Engraving Machined Surface on the Makera Z1 | November 30, 2025 | 0:48 short | 10,256 | 0 | - | 103 | 2 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 10.0 in the category: 24.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.8 in the category: 0.8
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 2,958 views
- short vs long
- 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 7,907
average views per long video: 35,149
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Laziest Way to Sharpen Any Knife to Razor Sharp 2 | January 21, 2017 | 8:21 | 9,259,967 |
 The Laziest Way to Sharpen Any Knife to Razor Sharp | August 29, 2015 | 9:07 | 5,707,932 |
 Making a Katana from a Circular Saw-blade | June 20, 2020 | 21:48 | 2,162,417 |
 How To Recycle HDPE Bottle Lids Into Flawless Flat Sheet Ma… | June 15, 2014 | 13:21 | 1,684,964 |
 How to Make an Electric Foundry For Metal Casting - Part 1 | May 22, 2016 | 18:01 | 1,579,263 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Measuring CNC Surface Deviation on Carvera Air | March 15, 2025 | 0:14 | 55,190 |
 4-axis CNC machining a knife handle #cnc #milling | April 13, 2024 | 0:49 | 30,717 |
 CNC machining the alps from brass on the Carvera CNC | June 21, 2025 | 0:14 | 28,874 |
| Designing a Better Blade Clamp | October 19, 2026 | 0:28 | 25,518 |
 CNC Thread Milling in Clear Acrylic on the Carvera Air | April 14, 2024 | 0:15 | 23,529 |
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +20K views this week
TAOW gives its utility knife a more secure grip
The October redesign tests aluminium, brass and composites with a separate blade clamp and a custom machining fixture.
This week on the channel +33K views this week
Desktop CNC experiments keep TAOW's workshop in view
The Makera Z1 test ranges from carved topography to an aluminum accuracy check.