Re: Do I Have Too Many Key Blanks?
I know boards with hooks and nails are the way locksmiths have been doing it for a long time, but I'm not sure if I see the point of trying to show the whole collection when a customer will only be looking at the basic size, color, and shape. Probably too much visual confusion to be a selling aid, and even for personal access too much to remember and a bit of an eyesore (as your wife might be complaining); would make more sense to put up representative examples of key types on acrylic like the locks are, post up the logos of the diversity of locks supported so they're assured that you'll probably have theirs in stock, and then keep inventory organized separately out of sight like I've seen with cabinets with mini drawers. Then there could be room for signs assuring the customer of quality and service, pricing, or other interesting things to display that a customer might browse without knowing really how to read, like a depth and space chart or a few antique locks and files. Right now practicing more with padlocks than messing around with impressioning or cutting, but for home storage i like the same design principle, a cabinet and a small board with some representative samples just to remind me that I have work to do.