do-it-yourself work

Presents a number of projects based on inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

"Start Making! is a program developed by the Clubhouse Network to engage young people all over the world in Maker-inspired activities. With this guide, you will discover how to plan and coordinate Start Making! projects in your home, school, library, community center, after- school club, or makerspace. You'll learn strategies for engaging young people in creative thinking, developing individual and team projects, and sharing and reflecting on their creations. Each session includes a list of the supplies you'll need, step-by-step instructions for completing the projects, and prompts for stimulating discussion, curiosity, and confidence. These ... projects teach fundamental STEAM concepts--science, technology, engineering, art, and math--while introducing young people to the basics of circuitry, design, coding, crafting, and construction"--Amazon.com.

Shares step-by-step instructions for tackling projects around the home that can be completed in one day, including regrouting a shower, upgrading a drill press, making a gravel path, and hanging a flat-panel television.

A step-by-step guide to creating a makerspace within a library.

Tells the story of the Little Free Library movement and features a resource guide, blueprints, and more than 350 color photographs.

Makers, get ready: This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next level from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3-D-printing and laser-cutting wizardry, plus the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product.

Presents sixty-five projects from "Make" magazine, with diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and additional resources for each technology-based project.

Explores makerspaces, common locations where people get together to work on creative projects and share ideas.