Originally Posted by
bharner
I believe it would be considered a "make do". Fixing broken items that still have a lot of usefulness in them without worrying about staying true to original materials. You see it a lot on tea pots and the like from the 20's to the 60's. Then stuff started to be made to have a short lifespan. There's a lot of cool china tea pots with metal spouts, handles and lids.
Someday I'm gonna learn how to braze. I want to learn to make my own bike frames and I love lugged steel.