Thread: Bowls or Mugs?

Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun

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I like a Marvy mug, which is made out of rubber, because it is unbreakable and you don't get that irritating "tink, tink" noise you get using a ceramic mug.

That sound was bothersome when I was young. My grandpa would wake me up with it every morning in the summer when I stayed there.

Now I love that sound just before I shave with his old razor.

Bowl here. I've tried both mug and bowl along with a scuttle. Personally, being one to lather in the vessel I like the added space of the bowl. I end up hitting my brush handle up against the sides of a smaller vessel during the lathering process and I don't want to damage my nice brush handle. I find that I can use a mug but it takes more time and concentration. That doesn't always work early in the mornings for me...

One of each!!! I like to experiment so i lather on bowl or mugs... With soaps or creams! Pucks i like inside of mugs... And thats where i store them as well.

I started out using a mug and used it for several years. I switched to a bowl about a couple of years ago because it gave me more swirl room and I didn't like the noise from banging my brush handle against the mug walls.

I got a handcrafted scuttle for Christmas, so I'll be trying that over the bowl.

I have 2 scuttles, but I prefer a candy bowl goblet that I got from Wally-World for about 2 bucks. The flanged out base makes a perfect handle. I keep my soaps in an 8 ounce pyrex bowl, just the right size for MWF and Tabac.

I got a tube of fast drying two part epoxy in a mixing syringe and applied a bunch of dots on the bottom and vertical ridges along the sides. After 24hrs I had the same kind of inner surface you find in a lot of scuttles. Builds lather like a demon out of hell!

That's a great idea.

I have scuttles and mugs but ended up using just a shallow bowl I got with a shave set for Christmas some years ago. I don't have much space for storing my supplies so its easier this way for me. Most of the time I face-build the lather so I don't use the bowl much more than soaping up the brush.

However, now I think I may go get some two-part epoxy and fix it up a little

pstrjp, you will find that you just might start overproducing lather once you start using my 'adjusted' bowl method. Make sure that on the rising sides of the bowl you apply it in vertical strips. Gives a better foaming action than any other direction for the ridges. Just dots all over the bottom. At least 24 hour drying time. Some of the bigger dots took longer to dry. Good luck, have fun and shave safely.

Razorfeld

I went to a kitchen supply store and was looking for a marble mortar and pestle. I was going to use the mortar
for my bowl but found something else. It's a ceramic bowl with a "chimney spout" lid. It's supposed to be used for cooking eggs in the microwave. If you want warm lather on a budget this is the way to go. Fill it up with water and pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. After it's hot dump the water and start building a warm lather. It was only $10 so I figured I would give it a try. It would be better if it had ridges in the bottom but for the price I couldn't complain.

I've used an inexpensive palm size bowl with great results for all creams.

Completely agree. With my experience, having a bowl helps with an even application of the shave cream. Not a fan of mugs.