Maker SHED

Whether you need a gift for the do-it-yourselfer who loves technology, or you want to rev up your own workshop, this guide shows you how.  Learn the top tools and tricks for today's DIY "maker" workshop – beyond traditional woodworking to metalworking, electronics, robotics, computerized milling, 3D printing, and more.

Packed with step-by-step photo instructions and reviews of more than 200 tools for the modern maker.

Coverage includes:

How to build a MakerBot 3D printer to print your own plastic parts and prototypes
An exclusive visit to MythBusters’ Adam Savage’s new personal workshop
What you need to get started in hobby electronics
How to make heirloom-quality “workhorses” with mortise-and-tenon woodworking
How to solder and desolder
Organize a “hackerspace” with other makers and stock it with high-tech tools
The Maker's Ultimate Tools and Buying Guide to help you build nearly anything, by inventor Saul Griffith, a MacArthur Fellowship winner
How to build your own strong workbenches and storage
Amazing workshops, from Mister Jalopy’s garage to Nathan Myrhvold’s lab
A hide-away workbench for small spaces
The Barrage Garage: an all-purpose workshop, built from the ground up and stocked with basic tools and materials
Computerize your cutting: make your own CNC router for less than $800
Reviews of more than 200 tools including:
   Gadgets and Multitools
   CNC and 3D Fabrication
   Electronics and Robotics
   Workspaces
   Metalworking and Machining
   Woodworking and Construction

Plus you’ll get the Maker’s Bill of Rights, the Rocketman’s Garage, and more, in MAKE’s Ultimate Workshop and Tool Guide.