The stand I received was defective as the base was tapped incorrectly.

This stand is awesome. Have my brush and razor and my wife's brush and razor. Stacked the shave soaps next to it. Now we have our own little shave corner. Saves space and looks cool. Not too big, not too small, just right. I figured I wouldn't have a need to disassemble it so I used some gorilla glue on the base and head to keep it locked in. Worked out perfect. Very happy with my purchase.