![[notebook_volumes.png|400]]
## Project Description
An everyday-carry DIY notebook designed to be cobbled by the user. With continuous use, disassembly, modification and reassembly, every part of the original notebook will be replaced.
`echo "The Ship of Theseus"`
> - Easily reorder and replace pages
> - One-sided photo and scan-ability
> - Up-cycled materials
![[theseus05.jpg|400]]
| ![[theseus02.jpg\|200]] | ![[theseus03.jpg\|200]] |
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| <br>![[theseus04.jpg\|200]] | <br>![[theseus06.jpg\|200]] |
| ![[sketch_dev-02.jpg\|200]] | ![[sketch_dev-01.jpg\|200]] |
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| ![[sketch_dev-03.jpg\|200]] | <br>![[sketch_dev-04.jpg\|200]] |
## Basic Construction
YouTube instructions: ==TODO==
Exploded View: ==TODO==
| Part | Units | Materials | Notes |
| ---------- | ----- | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Cover | 1 | letter paper<br>"golf" pencil<br>tape | ![[basic-cover-letter-v1.0.jpg\|200]] |
| Signatures | 8 | letter paper | ![[basic-signature-letter-v1.0.jpg\|200]] |
| Spine | 1 | 1/2" PVC or PEX A/B | ![[basic-spine-letter-v1.0.jpg\|200]] |
| Binders | 8 | #19 rubber band | 3.5" x 1/16" |
Theseus Notebooks Design files on [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/theseus-notebooks)
- Design drawings: [basic-letter-v1.0.pdf](https://archive.org/download/theseus-notebooks/basic-letter-v1.0.pdf)
- CAD files: [basic-letter-spine-v1.0.FCStd](https://archive.org/download/theseus-notebooks/basic-letter-spine-v1.0.FCstd)
- 3d-print geometry: [basic-letter-spine-v1.0.stl](https://archive.org/download/theseus-notebooks/basic-letter-spine-v1.0.stl)
## Future Goals
Development efforts will focus on 3D-printed spines and molds. In particular, testing paper-pulp molding techniques and material properties. In this way, a previous note could ascend from **disposable** to a "backbone" that holds everything together.
This process would pose an interesting question: What if each part of the [Ship of Theseus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus) were first cast into molds, then ground into pulp, and finally cast back into the molds? Once assembled, would that functionally compromised ship be more of a “Ship of Theseus” than one whose parts had been replaced with new, functional components?
Other development directions:
- Notebook spines made of brass, porcelain, molded wood-pulp
- Signature templates
- A4 paper [ISO 216](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_standard_paper_sizes) basic notebook
- Small notebook (1/16th paper)
- Large notebook variations (tabloid/A3 paper)
- Calendaring, D&D, et cetera
- Accessories: ==TODO==
- Bespoke Obsidian utility for scanning, page sorting, tagging
- Training / Manufacturing Aids: One-handed bulk folding board
## License
This documentation supports an application for [OSHWA](https://oshwa.org/) Open Source Hardware certification.
**Open-source hardware**: The design files in this project are licensed under the [CERN-OHL-S-2.0](https://cern-ohl.web.cern.ch/) license. You may use, study, modify, make, and distribute products based on these files, subject to the license terms. In particular, when distributing covered modified designs or products, you must meet the license’s source-availability, notice, and share-alike requirements.
- [[cern_ohl_s_v2.pdf]]
**Attribution is appreciated**: When sharing or adapting Theseus Notebooks, we appreciate a clear acknowledgment of the original project and, where practical, a link to it. Attribution is encouraged but is not required by this notice. This request does not grant permission to use the Theseus Notebooks name, logo, or other branding in a way that suggests the derivative project is official or endorsed.
## Reference
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