Make Your Own Razor and Shaving Brush Stand

Step 4 Forming the Upright

The upright is formed with three bends. \

First: Hold the base firmly where the join is between the twist and where the rest of the wire is, you can use your pliers or your hands for this one. I prefer to use pliers, because it gives a better advantage. Bend the remaining wire upright until it is at a 90 degree angle to the base.

Second: Hold the upright as close to the base as you can with your linesman pliers. This will put the bend at about an inch from the base. If you aren't using linesman pliers, I'd suggest putting the bend in an inch up, since the jaws won't do this for you. Make this about a 45 degree angle.

Third: Hold the now-angled upright with the right side of the jaws at the middle of the base (see the picture below). Bend this upright until it is once again at a 90 degree angle.

Putting the upright in the center helps to balance the load on the base. The first prototype had an upright straight up from the side, but then couldn't hold just one of the items for this stand, so I added these bends.