A radio comedy team called Bob and Ray did a recurring spot with Fred Falvy, the Do-It-Yourselfer.
His home projects were always absurd, time consuming and expensive.
In the spirit of that, I made a razor stand.
It started with that thing as a cheap impulse buy from Yaqi on Aliexpress. When I got it, I realized it would tip too easily because of its narrow base. And the base was either warped or poorly machined. It wobbled. So I began formulating ideas to make it stable.
Then I saw this scrap of oak at an antique store, and everything clicked.
I have three Yaqi razors, and researched that they have 5mm holes for stands in the handle. Luckily, these mated perfectly to 5mm shelf pins from Lowes. That silver peg is a 5/16 x 2" clevis pin, which approximates the opening of the Blackland Osprey handle. I would've preferred something 11/32", but good luck finding anything in that diameter.
And there it is. Left room in the front for the few razors I own that have stands.
There in the back on the right side you can see the gap caused by the warped stand. A screw could not pull it flat, but at least the front is tight.
In the spirit of that, I made a razor stand.
It started with that thing as a cheap impulse buy from Yaqi on Aliexpress. When I got it, I realized it would tip too easily because of its narrow base. And the base was either warped or poorly machined. It wobbled. So I began formulating ideas to make it stable.
Then I saw this scrap of oak at an antique store, and everything clicked.
I have three Yaqi razors, and researched that they have 5mm holes for stands in the handle. Luckily, these mated perfectly to 5mm shelf pins from Lowes. That silver peg is a 5/16 x 2" clevis pin, which approximates the opening of the Blackland Osprey handle. I would've preferred something 11/32", but good luck finding anything in that diameter.
And there it is. Left room in the front for the few razors I own that have stands.
There in the back on the right side you can see the gap caused by the warped stand. A screw could not pull it flat, but at least the front is tight.
