Thread: The "I Done It" Razor & Brush stands

Not sure if this is the right place but Just thought I would share this for anyone else interested,
as a newbie I can't justify big dollars for a stand or 2, which are possibly not even required, from some of what I read on the arguments for & against on hanging or standing brushes & razors to dry etc.
So using a bit of imagination as I wanted something a bit different, whilst saving my pennies to support my RAD I made these stands (at 3 months using a Straight & 8 razors in the collection, I think is definately heading in the RAD direction) .

They are both from a single piece of 3mm copper wire (from old large cables at work),
whilst flat & tapped together I shaped a 8mm (3/8") loop on a bar for the razor tang rest & then about a 80mm (3") loop for the bases,
then a 25mm (1") fork for the brush & a 12mm (1/2") fork for the blade rest around some small pipe fittings
I wrapped the 2 vertical arms/post with some very fine shiny tin coated wire (again from some small old cables at work) with like a noose type pull knot at each end,
soldered the end to keep the fine wire from pulling apart, before I bent the flats shapes to the angles to suit my blade & bowl etc
then just gave it all a light hand clean & polish with the same Autometal polish I use on the blades
this set up holds my brush above the $2 Stainless steel special soap bowl I found.
I used small heat shrink on the rests and a sicone grommet in the Razor tang rest hole purely so I don't have my blade or brush resting straight on the copper to help avoid any corrsion possibilties
3 months in use and no green discoloration on the copper yet and if it does just means a new wipe & clean with the polish

the rest of my razors either in the shed in progress or kept in my bathroom draw in homemade sleeves made from a $10 silcon coated handgun sock (should have bought a rifle sock as I am already out of sleeves)

Cheers
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Great job,will serve you well

Well done, why spend money when you can make what you need.

Glad to see other "lets do it ourselves". As soon as I receive two new brushes I ordered from Turkey I will get my wire bender out and then post the results under what my shaving place looks like. Should have my Georgetown G20 to show off also.

Good work!

Necessity is the mother of invention. Looks cool and it works. Why am I picturing a wire octopus holding 8 razors ?