Lévi-Strauss says that the universe of the Bricoleur is closed, and he often is forced to make do with whatever is at hand, whereas the universe of the Engineer is open in that he is able to create new tools and materials.
李維史陀說博藝不精者的宇宙是封閉的，而且他往往被迫就手上所擁有的任何工具來從事工作，然而，工程師的宇宙是開放的，在於他能夠創造新的工具和材料。