# Works By Design: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, Works By Design has 700,000 subscribers, 108,378,546 total views, and 39 videos. It ranks #108,046 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Works By Design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Works By Design is “New unpickable lock design”, a Short published Apr 17, 2026.
- These are Works By Design’s 33 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Mar 16, 2023 and Apr 17, 2026 (9 long-form videos and 24 Shorts).
- Median views across these 33 uploads: 476,845. 16 videos are above that median and 16 below, and 1 is equal to it.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Making a torquey bike” (34,301,703 views, Jun 28, 2023). Least viewed: “How lightsabers are made.” (45,990 views, Mar 18, 2023).
- Median length: 15:26 for 9 long-form videos; 0:19 for 24 Shorts.
- In this sample, Works By Design’s consecutive uploads were a median of 5 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 213 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New unpickable lock design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/fiMJtazOjsY/) | 2026-04-17 | Short | 398,161 | 0:16 | - |
| [Making the most pickproof lock yet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/-qUu8kIliy8/) | 2026-04-16 | Long-form | 8,577,101 | 26:57 | 3.01x |
| [3D printable transforming chess pawns #chess #3dprinting #engineering #art](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/GhSyQBxTFdE/) | 2025-10-16 | Short | 11,557,493 | 0:14 | 21.05x |
| [New chess pawns just dropped #chess #3dprinting #engineering](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/Pgxi0TJXxbE/) | 2025-10-14 | Short | 514,574 | 0:39 | 1.04x |
| [Building pawns that transform into every piece](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/5lISr1OjhjQ/) | 2025-10-12 | Long-form | 5,798,274 | 22:06 | 2.19x |
| [How the twin cylinder air motor works in my latest video #3danimation #design #engineering #engine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/vywG2lilRew/) | 2025-06-12 | Short | 282,515 | 0:18 | - |
| [How my compressed air engine works #design #engineering #animation #3danimation #mechanical #engine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/QG-4JdAJR_U/) | 2025-06-07 | Short | 583,796 | 0:17 | 1.8x |
| [How a CO2 cartridge regulator works #engineering #design #animation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/G-ZknZSIw0A/) | 2025-06-07 | Short | 161,526 | 0:31 | - |
| [mechanical bird #engineering #design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/TEHw-nO9u90/) | 2025-06-06 | Short | 65,943 | 0:21 | - |
| [Building a pneumatic dragonfly](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/TkNaZU9zPjk/) | 2025-06-06 | Long-form | 532,561 | 15:26 | - |
| [Chess pawn pieces clicking together #chess #animation #3dprinting #engineering](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/f-2UZve6q7I/) | 2024-11-05 | Short | 646,676 | 0:31 | 2.06x |
| [An automatic, self promoting, 3d printed pawn](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/hAB3Bvi8mIs/) | 2024-11-03 | Short | 5,710,839 | 0:12 | 18.15x |
| [Automatic Transforming Pawn #chess #3dprinting #engineering](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/SGfQHKDR8nA/) | 2024-11-03 | Short | 476,845 | 0:37 | 3.66x |
| [Building a REAL pawn that transforms into a queen (automatically)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/CSOnnle3zbA/) | 2024-11-02 | Long-form | 6,729,465 | 14:12 | 2.55x |
| [Another pickproof lock! #mechanical #custom #engineering #design #challenge #animation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/G6Q50ZaVcFE/) | 2024-06-15 | Short | 13,890,147 | 0:22 | >100x |
| [The Adaptive Pin Lock! #blender #mechanical #animation #engineering #retro](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/6llLVUsbkW4/) | 2024-06-15 | Short | 94,964 | 0:15 | - |
| [Making another pickproof lock (but better)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/xCg3qNnh59w/) | 2024-06-14 | Long-form | 8,294,757 | 15:14 | 3.41x |
| [A quick recap on how locks work #animation #blender #onshape #lock #mechanism #engineering](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/rk5Spwae9AU/) | 2024-05-01 | Short | 108,227 | 0:13 | 1.57x |
| [A look back at where it all started…more coming soon. #bike #engineering #design #lockpicking #locks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/Wo8lJgrrs30/) | 2024-04-26 | Short | 152,453 | 0:35 | 2.52x |
| [Making ice skates from literal ice #hockey #skating #moldmaking #engineering #design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/6JDzriLbe1Q/) | 2024-03-29 | Short | 60,725 | 1:01 | - |
| [Ice skates made of ice #iceskating #engineering #diy #design #ice #skating #moldmaking #hockey](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/YhwNRtQ8ZA0/) | 2024-03-11 | Short | 60,631 | 0:20 | - |
| [Making ice skates from frozen water.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/WZyIhKtJM00/) | 2024-03-11 | Long-form | 176,837 | 18:15 | - |
| [Building a rocket bird #design #engineering #ornithopter #birds](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/e_9pA83w7Ew/) | 2023-11-11 | Short | 2,221,958 | 0:15 | 32.83x |
| [Building a rocket bird (ornithopter)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/angnUj0-yhQ/) | 2023-11-11 | Long-form | 2,843,859 | 20:40 | 1.54x |
| [Making a torquey bike](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/g-OJYgvIkgo/) | 2023-06-28 | Short | 34,301,703 | 0:15 | 13.27x |
| [Building a more efficient bike](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/xev18rBrNr0/) | 2023-06-25 | Long-form | 2,436,029 | 10:22 | 1.32x |
| [the best laser is your hands #diy #design #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/2zlBZWgoFPk/) | 2023-06-14 | Short | 52,603 | 0:21 | - |
| [Linear motion. #blenderanimation #shorts #design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/0r0W4yjr_Ms/) | 2023-05-27 | Short | 77,588 | 0:14 | - |
| [Making some parts #design #engineering #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/XOzaxqW9RoQ/) | 2023-05-19 | Short | 58,095 | 0:22 | - |
| [Making a pickproof lock to stop honest criminals.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/v2DS-Z8nJGI/) | 2023-04-27 | Long-form | 1,249,565 | 12:21 | 0.68x |
| [POV: you are the key #blender #animation #design #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/4VmQuiWUQCQ/) | 2023-04-11 | Short | 58,085 | 0:11 | - |
| [How lightsabers are made.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/lnEPdLi7gM0/) | 2023-03-18 | Short | 45,990 | 0:32 | - |
| [Found the perfect tool for the job. Can you guess what I’m making?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@worksbydesign/videos/B6pL_o-UMSA/) | 2023-03-16 | Short | 77,294 | 0:08 | - |

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