The (garden) bed of Theseus

I suppose it's not even random, just contextual. 

We have some raised garden beds, notionally described as chattels GB-1 and GB-2. GB-2 has been built to a less than desirable standard, with the original builder not bothering to line the interior with polythene or other suitable barrier material to avoid internal "bed rot".

As some of the panels were rotted through and become friable, I had occasion to break out some tools, old fence palings and patchwork fix the bed, as shown in the picture. It's not a stunningly professional job, but it does the trick and in reality the vegetables aren't going to care.

And, as I sawed and hammered away, the philosophical condundrum that is The Ship Of Theseus sprang to mind. Has GB-2 retained its identity?

In terms of chattels, utility, occupied dimensions, GB-2 is in all respects unchanged at the macro level. However, it looks different, weighs slightly more, has more nails, screws, so therefore is technically a different object.

Has GB-2 retained its identity? Yes, with four dimensional theory applied. But in all senses practical, not really. I find much of the issue to be confounded by the application of frames of reference that are by their very nature incomplete, unsuitable or so broadly swept as to obscure rather than illuminate. Once we lapse into the truly metaphysical, I fear poor GB-2 may be consigned almost to a non existence.

Even every day chores may bring philosophical wonder. If Bertrand Russell could obsess over the place of a table in philosophy, nature, mind and others, then GB-2 has as much right to be considered.