Anyone who has ever tried to fix something with whatever was lying around knows the strange confidence that hits before a bad idea becomes a real project. A part you need goes missing, and suddenly you are using tape and wire, with a growing belief that this will somehow work. It rarely turns out pretty, but there’s a certain charm in watching a plan come together with whatever junk you had on hand. The creations that follow are the result of that spirit. They are clumsy, clever, ridiculous, and sometimes surprisingly effective. Each one shows how people can turn scraps…