Any one keep an inventory of their knives?

[AfghanWarrior]

Take my advice and do it NOW! Don't wait until you have several hundred Buck knives like I did. It's now such a daunting task that I just don't have the energy or the ambition to tackle the job.

There are times now that I don't even realize I have a certain model until I run across a picture I took of it in my PhotoBucket library.

I also have to list "Current Location" as my knives are in different places, like the house, truck, EDC, shop, etc.

 

[AfghanWarrior]

Take my advice and do it NOW! Don't wait until you have several hundred Buck knives like I did. It's now such a daunting task that I just don't have the energy or the ambition to tackle the job.

There are times now that I don't even realize I have a certain model until I run across a picture I took of it in my PhotoBucket library.

I also have to list "Current Location" as my knives are in different places, like the house, truck, EDC, shop, etc.

 

[bertl]

The two most important things were given by Plumberdv, "DO IT NOW", and 300Bucks, "BACK UP, BACK UP". I use a separate Excel workbook for each major collecting area: 110s, 102s, 300 Series, Miscellaneous Buck knives, Gerber 1960s-1970s fixed blades and Miscellaneous Knives. You can make a column for each thing you feel is important. I use a Mac with the Time Machine feature that automatically backs up everything on the computer every hour onto a external hard drive. I put the photos in separate photo albums, not on the Excel spreadsheets. The first thing I do when I get a knife is to enter the data on the spreadsheet. That's a lot easier than waiting until you have a bunch of knives to enter.

The most disturbing thing is that I have three columns for cost: price, shipping and total cost. At the bottom of each column, the total spent for all knives on the spreadsheet is generated automatically. That's why it's better to have separate spreadsheets for different models; you don't see the total cost for your collection unless you add the totals from each sheet.

Bert

 

[st8yd]

The most disturbing thing is that I have three columns for cost: price, shipping and total cost. At the bottom of each column, the total spent for all knives on the spreadsheet is generated automatically. That's why it's better to have separate spreadsheets for different models; you don't see the total cost for your collection unless you add the totals from each sheet.

Bert

Ya that's something you want to know but really don't want to know. lol

Something I've been doing more of lately on spreadsheets is putting the total at the top of the page under the title, that way I don't have to scroll down to the bottom to take a quick glance.

 

[jb4570]

Yep Excel is the way to go. You can set it up anyway you want to meet your needs. I have a great excel spreadsheet for my current Buck list that I set up, I used the format of Larry Oden's sales list. The only problem is I don't want any tape on my knives and I have not kept the list current. So now I have over a years worth of stuff to add and will have to go over each knife to see if it's on the current list. You know they say never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Oh well, LOL.

jb4570

 

[AfghanWarrior]

9pm and I just came back in from the shop. Started my inventory with blue painters tape on unboxed blades and it looks organized and military cool. I am also coming up with a number system by Brand. It will take days with my OCD.

 

[300Bucks]

jb, Take one of you EDCs or a beater and put some blue tape on it. Run an experiment, set it in a window to get warm, put it in you pocket so it gets rubbed a lot and leave it on for a month. I have good idea of quality of your knives, but the stuff just doesn't leave residue. My few 100's I put it on the butt end cap. But you likely have all the boxes and aren't dealing with a bunch of unboxed tiny 305s and 309s like I have Just a thought. Everyone has to be somewhere. 300

 

[Stumps]

One thing I do that may be different than most is that I start my numbers with a different prefix depending on the knife.

I start all my non-boxed 110's with a "B" prefix. I start all my 110's that are boxed in the older yellow one piece and two piece boxes with no prefix. I start all my 110's in the newer boxes or LE boxes with a "LB" prefix.

I start all other Buck knives with a "M" prefix and I start all other brand knives with an "X" prefix.

I pay closer attention to the 110's since that is my favorite, but over the years I seem to have accumulated about twice as many in the "M" category.

This just helps me know what and where a knife might be just by looking at the prefix.

I still bring out a knife once in a while that I forgot completely about. Those are always nice surprises.

I don't use an electronic system, but I do have a three part backup paper system kept in different areas.

The only thing that I've found that the blue tape leaves a residue on a knife is either a bead blasted blade or a black blade. That comes off easy enough with wet cloth.

 

[Planetcat]

I keep a list of all my knives and firearms in an Excel spreadsheet. Mostly for insurance purposes, but also to track how much I paid, where I got it from and when, and various details about it (like blade steel, handle material, etc.).

 

[ItsTooEarly]

Take my advice and do it NOW! Don't wait until you have several hundred Buck knives like I did. It's now such a daunting task that I just don't have the energy or the ambition to tackle the job.

There are times now that I don't even realize I have a certain model until I run across a picture I took of it in my PhotoBucket library.

I feel same way as Dave about making a list... I don't have the energy or ambition to do it... I know I should have a list...
But after 3 1/2 years or so of collecting knives... It would take me a long time, that I don't have to make a list...
But if your NEW at Collecting Buck Knives or knives make a list NOW... :thumbup: ... I only have pics of most of my knives...
But it's fun when I go through a box of knives and see what I have... Makes me want to take more pics and go on the hunt for more Bucks...

 

[st8yd]

... I don't have the energy or ambition to do it... I know I should have a list...

Ya I get that feel'n alot.
I have to think back to what my dad use' to tell me when I was a kid with a pile of homework, don't look at the whole thing break it down into pieces and do those.

Ya might start with a box here and there, or maybe start doing it with your new purchases and that will probably prod you to start listing some of the old ones.

I sure wish'd I had excel back when I was a kid collecting coins, I made charts and spread sheets by hand to log what I had and know what I needed.