bodger
One who improvises poorly
A bodger is someone who does shoddy, makeshift work—patching things together rather than fixing them properly: The previous owner was a real bodger; nothing in this house is up to code.
In British usage, to bodge is to bungle or cobble together.
Historically, a bodger was a craftsman who turned chair legs on a lathe in the woods, but this sense is now obscure.
Rotating shaping machine
- greenwoodFreshly cut, moist lumber
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- turneryArt of lathe shaping
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
spokeshave · chisel · gouge · sycamore · ash · beech · elm · workshop
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
MacGyvered · ad-hoc · thrown-together · rough-and-ready · temporary · resourceful · ingenious · workaround
Lacking physical coordination
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglerInept person
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- hackShortcut or breach
fumbler · blunderer · slapdash · careless · ham-fisted · shoddy · inept · amateurish
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
woodturning · spokeshave · chisel · gouge · sycamore · ash · beech · elm · workshop · legs
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- patchedRepaired with covering material
stopgap · MacGyvered · ad-hoc · thrown-together · rough-and-ready · temporary · resourceful · ingenious · workaround · kludge
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglerInept person
- amateurNonprofessional participant
hack · fumbler · blunderer · slapdash · careless · ham-fisted · shoddy · inept · amateurish · slipshod
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
- green woodworkingdrawknife, greenwood, cleaving, riving, chairmaking
- coppicingcoppice, pollard, pollarding, stool, stools
bodgerperfectionist
One demanding flawlessness
master craftsman · craftsman · artisan · expert · professional
- bodge jobCareless, substandard repair