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This Old Tony
Subscribers 1.2M
Videos 232
Views 234.7M

Channels Like This Old Tony

This Old Tony covers DIY, home, shop, machining, lathe, mill, grinder, fabrication, tig, and welding topics through tutorials and projects, as reflected by video titles and search queries. The channel uploads infrequently (average ~0.3 uploads per week) with an average view count around 610.5K per video, and has 1.2M subscribers since joining Sep 8, 2010.

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#1
KULI WELDING

86% relevance

Subscribers 584K
Videos 641
Views 274.2M
Appearances 11
SERP 100%
Similarity 77%
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Both target fabrication projects and home metalworking with a DIY toolmaking bent, evidenced by 100% search overlap on those queries and a 77% content similarity, indicating similar topics but slightly different presentation style.

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#2

86% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 2.1K
Views 320.8M
Appearances 10
SERP 92%
Similarity 81%
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Shares a core focus on fabrication projects and metalworking techniques, with very high search overlap (92%) and strong content alignment (81%), suggesting similar topics delivered in parallel how-to/detail-oriented formats.

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#3
Justin Voss

83% relevance

Subscribers 111K
Videos 108
Views 13.2M
Appearances 4
SERP 84%
Similarity 82%
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Aligns on metalworking tips and fabrication/finishing techniques, showing strong search (84%) and content (82%) overlap, indicating comparable tutorial-driven metalworking guidance with a likely more concise or personality-driven approach.

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#4
Alva Welding

81% relevance

Subscribers 492K
Videos 328
Views 170.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 79%
Similarity 82%
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Similar emphasis on welding tricks and fabrication projects plus DIY toolmaking, reflected in high search (79%) and content (82%) overlap, suggesting overlapping project-focused content with a distinct creator style.

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#5

80% relevance

Subscribers 477K
Videos 303
Views 69.9M
Appearances 11
SERP 77%
Similarity 82%
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Targets fabrication projects and DIY metal work with welding clamps, yielding solid search (77%) and content (82%) alignment, indicating overlapping project tutorials and clamp-focused topics.

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#6
Totally Handy

80% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 823
Views 1.3B
Appearances 7
SERP 79%
Similarity 81%
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Covers home workshop and DIY metal projects, showing broad search overlap (79%) and strong content similarity (81%), indicating similar audience interests and practical project tutorials in a generalist home-workshop style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are KULI WELDING (86% match) and Weld.com (86% match), followed by Justin Voss (83% match). KULI WELDING and Weld.com share overlapping queries with This Old Tony around fabrication projects, tool making DIY, and metalworking topics, indicating similar audience interests in metal fabrication and welding techniques. Weld.com is larger with 1.1M subscribers, while This Old Tony has 1.2M; KULI WELDING has 584K subscribers. Alva Welding (81% match) and TimWelds (80% match) also compete on welding tricks, fabrication projects, and DIY metal projects, reinforcing the same niche.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to This Old Tony?

KULI WELDING — 58% match, 584K subscribers; Weld.com — 86% match, 1.1M subscribers; Justin Voss — 83% match, 111K subscribers. All three channels collaborate around welding, fabrication, and metalworking topics similar to This Old Tony.

What type of content does This Old Tony make?

This Old Tony creates diy, home, shop, machining and fabrication content focused on machining topics like lathe, mill, grinder, TIG welding, and welding demonstrations. Uploads average about 0.3 per week, with an average of 610.5K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to This Old Tony?

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