make: prepositions

We usually say that something is made of a particular material.

• Most things seem to be made of plastic these days.
• All our furniture is made of wood.

When a material is changed into a completely different form to make something, we often use make from.

• Paper is made from wood. (not Paper is made of wood.)

When we talk about the process of manufacture, we can also use out of.

• He made all the window-frames out of oak; it took a long time.

To mention one of several materials (e.g. in cooking), we can use make with.

• ‘The soup’s good.’ ‘Yes, I make it with lots of garlic.’

note

For causative structures with make (e.g. He made us laugh), (see here).