Books on Fabrication

A guide to navigating the fast-growing world of 3D printers, helping makers choose the right machine with technique and buying advice.

A geometric, hands-on approach to learning calculus that ties Newton's original intuition to real-world making.

Make: Geometry turns abstract math into hands-on projects, helping learners visualize geometry by building it themselves.

See how Le FabShop's most-printed 3D designs, from an articulated Makey Robot to a posable elephant, come to life on your printer.

Master Autodesk Fusion 360's solid, surface, and parametric modeling tools to design your own 3D-print or CNC-ready projects.

A comprehensive, image-packed guide to becoming a true maker, covering electronics prototyping, 3D printing, and programming basics.

Demystify CNC machining with this beginner-friendly guide from the founder of the Shapeoko project—no prior experience needed.

A beautifully illustrated kids' story following Carla and her magical 3D printer LEO on a creative journey through Brooklyn.

Craft professional-looking costume armor and props using just a printer, hardware store materials, and this step-by-step guide.

Make: Trigonometry turns 2,000-year-old math into hands-on maker projects, showing how angles solve real measuring and navigation problems.

Blend illusion with invention in Make: The Maker Magicians Handbook, teaching 3D printing and Arduino magic tricks.

This roadmap to 3D printing best practices helps beginners turn their desktop printer into a personal manufacturing powerhouse.

Master Tinkercad through 17 hands-on projects and go from 3D-modeling novice to confident creator ready to print your own designs.

Anybody can build a robot, even with just paper and tape, using this beginner-friendly hands-on robotics guide.

Learn to design, fabricate, and assemble real furniture with CNC skills that transfer across all kinds of maker projects.

Eight creative projects for intermediate makers combining 3D printing with soldering and electronics skills for unique builds.

A practical guide for bringing the maker movement into classrooms through hands-on tinkering, fabrication, and engineering-based learning.

Learn calculus-based mechanics through hands-on 3D-printed and electronics projects with Make: Physics, a college-level physics companion.

An essential classroom companion to Make: Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus, helping educators bring hands-on math projects into the curriculum.

Learn CNC carving from scratch with five beginner projects using Inventables' Easel software and X-Carve or Carvey machines.

Blend traditional leathercraft with CNC and 3D printing techniques in this modern guide to next-level leather projects.

Join the personal fabrication movement with this hands-on PDF guide to printing replacement parts and original inventions on a MakerBot.

Discover fun, start-to-finish makerspace projects for all ages and skill levels in this inspiring hands-on maker guide.

Build retro game consoles and tabletop arcade cabinets with this project-focused Raspberry Pi retro gaming guide for classic game fans.