Thread: Shaving Collection Database (Catalog)

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Load up with Clubman as you go, Bill!

Hey !! What's up with dat !!!

Gawd you are so easy, John! Clubman will bring tears for 3 pews, fore and aft!
Probably more than Bill's farts!

Back to the database thing...................

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Originally Posted by sharptonn

Some here probably don't WANT to know what all they have........Just Saying!

It's probably more like they don't want SWMBO to know!

Originally Posted by Geezer

The listing should also have a tag function to find any given item by name.
Trying to remember what, who, and how much paid does not come into the picture...till thinning out a collection. And then...Geeeze!

Having a photo makes it easier to send one to a prospective buyer also. There are good reasons for hundreds of SOTD's
~Don't ask!
~Richard

Thanks for those ideas, Geezer.
Your nickname sounds like I feel

Originally Posted by Willisf

Maybe a log section keeping up with honing details used on a razor. Details about the blade in general. Which hones were used during progression from bevel set to finishing it.

Hi, Willisf. I'll file those ideas away for later when (if) I get someone to help develop the Straight section for the database. At this point it's only for DE Razors and for Brushes.

Thanks for the ideas.

I've been using a homemade excel spreadsheet to keep track of my collection. I did not think of MS Access. I'll have to check it out.

Originally Posted by karlej

I've been using a homemade excel spreadsheet to keep track of my collection. I did not think of MS Access. I'll have to check it out.

Hi karlei.

Nice looking spreadsheet.

I figured that Access would give greater flexibility when it comes to making reports, or exporting data; but it looks like your Excel sheet has a lot going for it too.

If you are able to do Access programming, would you like to volunteer for the next phase on my database -- adding sections for SE razors, Straights, Injectors, Scuttles&Mugs, etc? I don't (yet) use a straight so I would not know where to start in identifying what data to capture on that section. You obviously would. What do you say, Karlei?

Originally Posted by cmbcne

Hi karlei.

Nice looking spreadsheet.

I figured that Access would give greater flexibility when it comes to making reports, or exporting data; but it looks like your Excel sheet has a lot going for it too.

If you are able to do Access programming, would you like to volunteer for the next phase on my database -- adding sections for SE razors, Straights, Injectors, Scuttles&Mugs, etc? I don't (yet) use a straight so I would not know where to start in identifying what data to capture on that section. You obviously would. What do you say, Karlei?

Sorry I wish I could help but I have no experience with MS Access.

Originally Posted by karlej

Sorry I wish I could help but I have no experience with MS Access.

OK: I know the feeling. I can't do Access either (I bribed a friend to do the part I'm working on now).

If I (we?) are lucky, we'll find a volunteer somewhere in the wet shaving community to jump on board and work with me to expand this so more wet shavers can benefit from it.

Stay tuned; we'll see where this leads.