Forgetting Knife Info

jbmonkey said:
what if ya have hundreds of them bought over 50 plus years? you gonna remember that important info at age 80?

^this isnt me but it matches some here
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My personal preference is quality over quantity. If I own a knife there is a good reason to own it and it's in my mind. It doesn't just disappear in the pile. I think it's also a healthier way of collecting. But I understand different people collect in different ways.

Blues said:
[ devil's advocate] So liking it isn't good enough? [/devil's advocate]
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I like a lot of knives that i don't own. If that was sufficient criteria for collecting then I would have no money. But I'm not saying get rid of any knife that you forgot about, just consider getting rid of it.
 
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Synov said:
My personal preference is quality over quantity. If I own a knife there is a good reason to own it and it's in my mind. It doesn't just disappear in the pile. I think it's also a healthier way of collecting. But I understand different people collect in different ways.


I like a lot of knives that i don't own. If that was sufficient criteria for collecting then I would have no money. But I'm not saying get rid of any knife that you forgot about, just consider getting rid of it.
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how long ya been collecting?
 
I've never understood hiding your knife collection away in all the boxes they came in.
(Hence my problem of not knowing everything about them. 🫤)

So what do people do?
Open the drawer and look at their collection of boxes?

🤔
 
I have to write down my chores for each day so I don’t forget what all needs done. I probably don’t really have to do that but it’s something I got in the habit of at an early age.

I keep a spreadsheet for my knives and although I do use it myself, it’s more for my wife so she won’t be left in the dark if I go first.
 
My spreadsheet would be sort of a random mix of this

-Magnacut insingo sebenza bought in 2025
-Kabar fixed blade my dad got from his dad in 1951 and handed down to me when I was 10
-Protech Godfather bought on Bladeforums in 2025. Never used because the tip looks too fragile
-Original Spyderco Catcherman bought in 1994. Lost in brothers tackle box until 2022 the jerk finally returned it
 
I've got all my emails and screenshots of most purchases so I can find the info if I need to. Most of my knives are things like an orange Paramilitary 2 that says CTS-XHP on the blade, so there's not much to remember. $117 IIRC.
A lot of us got good deals on our old collections.
 
I have a spreadsheet. Description of every knife and gun, serial number of applicable, where I bought it, date I bought it, original order number if applicable, date I sold it, person to whom I sold it and the forum or group it was sold in, sale price, unreported selling expenses (PayPal fees and shipping costs).
 
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