Fashioning clothes from fur or leather, knocking up a shelter, starting fires with flint, or clubbing together a stone age axe to bash your neighbour's head in. From the very beginning, making things has always been immensely satisfying, even fun. Well, perhaps it was, and then we evolved a little. When it got to my turn I doubted I'd never make myself into anyone as practical as Isambard Kingdom Brunel. But as a kid I enjoyed messing about with my granddad's tools and quite liked woodwork and metalwork at school. I've still got that basic hacksaw and hand-hammered silver-plated bowl I made when I was 15, even though I've ever used them. But I remember one lad in metalwork asking if he could make a crowbar. "What on earth for?" asked the teacher indignantly. "Er well, sir. To open things, sir …" Mmm. He was well handy.
But what we can open up this week is the opportunity to make a mighty list of songs about making things. Making is a very broad word, but the primary dictionary definition is to "form, create, manufacture or produce something by combining or shaping materials", and by something in songs we're talking about anything made by humans – or indeed animals – nests, dens, dams, or bowerbird's bower.

The inventive maker movement is inspired by the internet, but when it comes to it, we also like to hold objects made in our hands. The Ototo, for example, is an all-in-one musical invention kit – a chipboard, essentially – which allows you to make an instrument any way you want.

I'm also a big fan of the so-called useless inventions, sometimes known as Japanese chindogu. Dustpan-and-brush shoes, or portable roll-up zebra crossing, anyone? But many songs on this week's topic may alternatively have been inspired by the manual work of repetitive making, perhaps in a factory, and were created to simply help you get through it. So songs might be more about the process of, or thoughts during making, as the product itself, so for example, while we've previously had a topic of buildings, this time it's about the process of building something, and while food has been a topic, the actual act of cooking or baking could come up. So that serves up plenty of wonderfully onomatopoeic words in lyrics or be expressed in sound, such as etch, mould, solder, glue, join, engrave, cobble, bubble, boil, assemble, construct, bang, chisel, chop, hammer and screw.
But on that note, this week's guru, shortly to announce themselves, has requested that we avoid making love, making a fuss, making promises, making trouble or a nuisance, making money, making a fool of yourself, being a gangster "made guy", kissing and making up, or other more conceptual uses of the word. But I wouldn't be surprised if they come into play at some point. Look out for any clarifications down the thread. What shall we make today then? Should we buy a part-works magazine in 100 weekly issues and build a giant elephant clock head motorised universe, or an exploding radio-controlled helicopter, or a Lord of the Rings Toby jug egg-cup cat-dog face jelly mould collectible chess set? How about some Dalek cakes – here's one someone else made earlier, or monster boxes, or Christmas candles from coat hangers? Or, if you've got a century to spare and even bear to listen to a squeaky Anthea Turner and John Leslie in the baggy days of 1993, here's the infamous Thunderbirds Tracy Island. Phew! It took so long they must have started making it even before Thunderbirds was even invented. Or maybe they're still making it now.

Well, I still think Noakes, Purvis and Singleton were the best ...
So I'm delighted to say we have another new guru this week from the ranks of RR regulars, who in for the purposes of fun, will reveal him/herself in comments. They too will be "made up" – as we say in the north-west – if you'd put in your making things song nominations by last orders (11pm BST) on Monday 7 July for results on 10 July. I'm not making this up you know ...

To increase the likelihood of your nomination being considered, please:

• Tell us why it's a worthy contender.
• Quote lyrics if helpful, but for copyright reasons no more than a third of a song's words.
• Provide a link to the song. We prefer Muzu or YouTube, but Spotify, SoundCloud or Grooveshark are fine.
• Listen to others people's suggestions and add yours to a collaborative Spotify playlist.
• If you have a good theme for Readers recommend, or if you'd like to volunteer to compile a playlist, please email peter.kimpton@theguardian.com or adam.boult@theguardian.com
• There's a wealth of data on RR, including the songs that are "zedded", at the Marconium. It also tells you the meaning of "zedded", "donds" and other strange words used by RR regulars.
• Many RR regulars also congregate at the 'Spill blog.