What I Found
A practical look at using Bento to track Wicked Edge knife sharpening settings, blade details, photos, receipts.
When you start using a Wicked Edge sharpening system, one of the first things you realize is that the sharpener is only part of the process. The other part is remembering exactly how you mounted the knife, what angle you used, which stones you went through, and what worked the last time.
I used Bento, made by FileMaker, as a personal database for tracking Wicked Edge knife sharpening. The main reason was that it gave me more structure than a spreadsheet, but without needing a full database system like FileMaker Pro or SQL.
What this video covers
- Why Bento Worked For This
- The Problem I Was Solving
- How I Organized The Database
- Using Dropdowns And Fields
- The Sharpening Notes That Matter
The short version
I used Bento, made by FileMaker, as a personal database for tracking Wicked Edge knife sharpening. The main reason was that it gave me more structure than a spreadsheet, but without needing a full database system like FileMaker Pro or SQL.
