Technical Description of a Spiral Notebook

Object Description:

This is a simple spiral notebook. The purpose of a spiral notebook is to take down notes then capture language in a writing format. Spiral Notebooks are shaped in a rectangle with the left edge having a metal coil binding the pages, cover, and back cover together. The function of this item is to be portable and easy to take notes on and to complete tasks/assignments for work or school. The Spiral Notebook works using a writing utensil of choice, including pens and pencils, and using your written language skills to write down classwork, notes, or thoughts on to the page. The principal part of the notebook are the front and back protective pages, the metal spiral holding the pages, and the lined inner pages

Process Make Up:

            A Spiral Notebook is made of 4 key components, a front cover, a back cover, the inner lined pages, and the metal spiral.

Front Cover:

The front cover on the specific Spiral Notebook that is shown in the picture is made with a plastic front cover. The purpose of it is to protect the pages inside from water and also if you have fresh ink and directly touch the pages, it can cause the ink to smear.

Back Cover:

The back cover is almost always made of a recycled cardboard. It is the way that it is since it is a hard material in which the pages will not easily move around if you were to write on you lap, it would allow of stable writing with a reduced amount of smearing.

Inner Lined Pages:

The inner lined pages can range in how they are ruled, including college ruled, wide ruled, or even narrow ruled. These are different lengths of separation between the lines in which you write. The pages are what you actually write on, these will hold all your notes, thoughts and feelings, homework, etc.

Metal Spiral:

The metal spiral is the key to what differentiates a Spiral Notebook, from a normal notebook. Rather than a typical notebook being threaded into the body of the book, the front cover, back cover, and the inner lined pages of the book are held together with the metal spiral. These spirals are made up of low-carbon steel, this is a good option since this allows for excess steel to be cut off and reused in later notebooks and allows for larger notebooks to be made.