Tracking blade usage?

[CZSteve]

OK, I may be getting a bit OCD here...

I'm thinking about hanging a calender in my closet to track blade usage.
Anyone else here have a means that they track what blades they have used and number of times?

 

[Fkread]

OK, I may be getting a bet OCD here...

I'm thinking about hanging a calender in my closet to track blade usage.
Anyone else here have a means that they track what blades they have used and number of times?

contact Christopher (The Count of Merkur Cristo) he has a nice spread sheet that he'll send you

 

[5savages]

I've created a spreadsheet on Google Docs. I track blade, number of uses, razor, software used, and I also include ratings for my lather and for shave itself. I then have another sheet where I tabulate the blade scores vs. the razor used to see what blade works best with what razor.

then I have a spreadsheet to track my software inventory
and one to track my blade inventory
and one to track me...well, you get the idea.

 

[redrako]

For a long time, I maintained my own Shave of the Day notebook where I noted hardware and software used daily to keep track of among other things what blade worked best in particular razors.

A spreadsheet would a much better option.

 

[Mick]

I use a different razor and blade every day. I may have anywhere up to a dozen blades unwrapped at any given time

When I finish my shave, I remove the blade from the razor, drop it on a towel, fold a corner of the towel over and pat it dry. I then move the blade to one of 6 blade wrappers that are marked 1 thought 6 for the number of days the blade sitting on that wrapper has on it.

When I shave, I decide which razor to use, then I grab one of the unwrapped blades and shave. Once done I dry the blade and move it down to the next numbered wrapper.

This is about the only way I can keep track of how many shaves I have on a dozen open blades.

 

[celestino]

i put them back into their wrapper and use a sharpie pen to mark the number of uses on the wrapper, then put it back into the pack. Simple and easy. Good luck.

 

[Nils]

I have 4 razors in rotation at the moment, to keep track of how many shaves each blade has seen I put little dice next to the razor. Since I never use a blade more that six times, this works well.

 

[sterno]

I have 4 razors in rotation at the moment, to keep track of how many shaves each blade has seen I put little dice next to the razor. Since I never use a blade more that six times, this works well.

I like this idea a lot. Easy, and effective.

 

[vertelselaar]

I use a spreadsheet to note every shave item I bought when, from where, the price and findings. Mind you this spreadsheet has been expanding to several themed blades and is still growing along with my collection...

 

[Redstickjohn]

Why?

Why would you guys do this? For me, the quality of a blade after X amount of shaves is SOOO subjective. I mostly use Astra SP's, and at $10/100, they're so cheap that if I get any indication that a blade is questionable, I just toss it. Sometimes that's after 4 or 5 shaves or even more, sometimes it's only a single use. I just don't see the value in a statistical accounting of blade use.

 

[Harry Snider]

Recently, I've noticed I'm still using cart mentality by pushing blades past their prime. I use 1 or 2 blades at a time and dispose of them after 3, NO more than 4 shaves tops. I don't use a fancy tracking system, just my grey matter.

 

[vertelselaar]

Why?

Why would you guys do this? For me, the quality of a blade after X amount of shaves is SOOO subjective. I mostly use Astra SP's, and at $10/100, they're so cheap that if I get any indication that a blade is questionable, I just toss it. Sometimes that's after 4 or 5 shaves or even more, sometimes it's only a single use. I just don't see the value in a statistical accounting of blade use.

For me to relieve my memory and to note which blades to buy and which ones to avoid.

 

[Mick]

Why?

Why would you guys do this? For me, the quality of a blade after X amount of shaves is SOOO subjective. I mostly use Astra SP's, and at $10/100, they're so cheap that if I get any indication that a blade is questionable, I just toss it. Sometimes that's after 4 or 5 shaves or even more, sometimes it's only a single use. I just don't see the value in a statistical accounting of blade use.

I use so many blades that it is imposable to know how many shave are on each one. It's just a matter of knowing is all.

Unwrap 12 different brands of blades and see if you can remember how many shaves are on each one? That's like a couple of months worth of shaves total.

 

[nwjs]

Funny all that; I'm different, I wouldn't have the motivation for that. I use one blade at a time (for about 7 shaves), and I use up the whole pack before I select the next on a whim. I have four blade brands in stock currently, once they're used up I'll probably restock with just one brand. I can shave well with all the blades I've tried, with the exception of Feathers and Souplex. On the whole, not much statistics needed there.

 

[OldSaw]

OK, I may be getting a bit OCD here...

I'm thinking about hanging a calender in my closet to track blade usage.
Anyone else here have a means that they track what blades they have used and number of times?

Yes, I post about them in the blade threads on B&B.

 

[BlackBard]

Minimalisn has its virtues. I have settled on one, and only one, blade. I change it after my Sunday morning shave. Simple.

 

[OccamsBadger]

I have 4 razors in rotation at the moment, to keep track of how many shaves each blade has seen I put little dice next to the razor. Since I never use a blade more that six times, this works well.

You must not have cats. I do. If I didn't have any, this idea would be a keeper.

 

[mdevine]

I keep an index card where I note my razor, soap and blade. I mark how many shaves each blade has. I see a few people who post the same type of thing in the Shave of the Day thread.

Mike

 

[roklein]

I use a blade 2 times. One side and then the other. I have enough things going on in my life.

 

[whiteweed]

I have a five day rotation Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Here lately I have been switching around and Nils dice setup sounds good.