Thread: Has anyone cataloged their razor collection?

Excel works great! I have em all cataloged. I was originally just trying to keep track of what i spent on each razor but over time the spreadsheet grew. Besides all the basic info about the razor itself i have a column for web links related to each blade, i keep a history of each razor and what work I've done on it, how many shaves I've done since honing.. etc. You can insert pics into excell cells. Throw the spreadsheet on Google Drive and you have an online accessible database wherever you go!

I would love to do something similar on my site with interesting information about my razors. Manufacturer materials year etc.

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I used excel, made a separate page for each razor, then an index page hotlinked to each razor. Gave up after I passed around 35 razors, but it works great because you can insert pictures and all sorts of things.

I have yet to do my razors, yet. Mainly, because I don't have that many (21 SR, 8 or 9 DE and 4 SE). However, now is the time to do it, before it gets too large.

I do, however, have all of my firearms cataloged. As a gun dealer, I have a pretty good personal colletion. For those, I started years ago, photgraphing each (both sides and close-up of make/model/serial numbers. Since I started this pre-computers, they were not digital. Hiwever, now they are digital. BUT, I ALWAYS have a hard copy of the phot. And NOT one printed on a home printer (after about 10yrs, the ink in home printers break down and start dissappearing). While labor intensive, I still hand write on the back of each photo. I do have a pre-printed 'home inventory' card(s), I got from the ATF. I keep them sitting on the counter for customers to take for free.

One thing about computers and digital photos. Who is to say the format you use will even be accesable 10, 20 or 50 years from now...upon you passing. Hand written or even typed and printed print will always be around. Look at some of the pictures taken back 100yrs ago. While possibly torn and faded, most of the hand writing is still there and legible.

Insurance companies LOVE inventories. As do dealers who are the ones to give estimates for collections after a loved one passing away. I have spent, literally, weeks inventorying and valuing firearm collections for widows. Anything that is reasonably inventoried by the owner makes my job soooo much easier.

All that being said: Maybe this winter would be a good time to start my razor inventory (before it gets out of hand)

I'm ripping apart one of the rooms in the house and getting it ready for a new stand. I'm currently cataloging everything I'm going to throw in it. [emoji16]

Not to much.... hopefully I'll have room for the rest....[emoji53]

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I keep my razors in cardboard boxes which are labeled by brand or similar. In each box I keep a handwritten log on how each razor was most recently honed, the stone progression from bevel to finish, how much tape if any.

I should start doing this with the razors I have and keep it safe. Great idea on the actual photos. Where is the best place to find values of straight razors?
Would be good for insurance or if something happened to me. After all I am spending the boys collage fund on razors and guns hahahaha