Thanks, guys, Bjanzen, the brush looks really nice .

I think, unless anyone has had a bad experience with those scuttles, I'll end up going with that set up... I only take about a half hour to shave, and enjoy the whole thing, but if I slow down -and I've tried- I usually cut myself... The mug warmer is what I used to do, but I feel ready to 'graduate' to scuttledom... I think I'll start with the schwarz since it can fit soaps and creams, and try it out, see if scuttles are for me... then go from there..