Other areas that makers seem to delve into after woodworking

Woodworking

• ​Tools

Hand tools
Power tools
CNC tools

• Materials
• Joinery techniques
• Glues
• Finishing
• Finishes

Metal working

• Tools
• Materials
• Processes

Mig welding
Tig welding
Stick welding
Brazing
Soldering
Casting
Forging
Laser cutting
Plasma cutting
Sawing
Grinding
Torch
Heat treatment
Milling
Lathe
Broach
Hone
Lap
Tap
Drill
Sheet metal forming
Sheet metal CNC punching
Hydroforming
Roll forming
3D printing
Machining

Metal finishing

• Sanding
• Sand blasting
• Bead blasting
• Manual deburring
• Tumbling
• Shot peening
• Heat treating
• Painting
• Powder coating
• Electroplating

Anodizing (aluminum)
Electropolishing (select steels only)
Electroplating (chrome, galvanize, zinc, oxide, etc...)

• Vapor deposition coating

Molding/Casting (non-metallics)

• Casting/Molding processes

Injection molding
Vacuum forming
Pressure forming
Rotational molding
Pour casting
Spray coating
Air casting (where they inject air into concrete or some other material to make it cast lighter)

• Mold materials

RTV silicone negative from master
Platinum cure silicone negative from master
Tin cure silicone negative from master
Wood negative (carved, CNC, etc...)
Plastic negative (carved, CNC, etc...)
3D printed negatives
Composite fibers/cloths and epoxy resin negative from master
Plaster coated cloth
Plaster
Alginate

• Cast/Molded part materials

2 part polyurethane
​ Thermoplastics (ABS, Polycarbonate, Ultem, PET, etc...)
Copolymers (term?) (Delrin, ...)
Composite fibers/cloths and epoxy resin
GFRC concrete