Thread: scuttle/bowl/mug/dish??

I'm a beginner looking at bowl options currently, ( eventually I would like to have something with history), I find that a "dip bowl" is similar in size to a shaving bowl. Here are a few bowls I'm considering, (others on a budget might look at these too): Star Home metal bowl 4 for $30, West Elm Textured bowl (cocoa grid, or natural Honeycomb) $4, West Elm mid-century bowl $5, Hawthorn set of 3 3 for $24.

Walmart, plastic salsa bowl. Hardware store, 2 part epoxy mixing syringe, quick set, with mix in it tube. Make own pattern on inside of bowl. Sets in five minutes, work fast. Wait 24 hours and use. Cost. about $4.00USD.

Originally Posted by Badwolf

Star Home metal bowl 4 for $30

I like the pattern inside
Maybe after a while some signs of oxidation occur.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Walmart, plastic salsa bowl... $4.00.

Spendthrift. $1.00 melamine dessert bowl from Target - unbreakable, cheerful, makes fine lather. Geometry of wider than deep works fine - beware mugs taller than they are wide at the top; thicker/pottery is better if you fancy a warm lather. A scuttle is best if you have a serious warm lather jones.

I don't have a Skuttle. They look very interesting and I think I might order one.
Roger

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Spendthrift. $1.00 melamine dessert bowl from Target.

Sorry, you lose. Hit the dollar store yesterday. Slightly smaller plastic salsa bowl, two pack for $1.00.

How's the leg?

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Sorry, you lose... two pack for $1.00.

How's the leg?

On track. No pole vaulting until May.

Becker scuttle. Best bang for your buck. You can warm up your brush at the same time.

Originally Posted by noobs

is that a one piece or two piece scuttle?
Also, anybody know how they make the one piece scuttles, is it make the two bowls separately then attach top to bottom before they go in the kiln? but then you couldn't glaze the bottom bowl? are the super glued together?
gotta agree though...its a babe! and etsy is tugging at my heart strings! but am gonna hold out for a friend to make me one if he can.
cheers

My guess is that the Georgetown scuttles are slip cast from a prototype that was made from two pieces (not counting the spout and handle.) The plaster mold (made from the prototype) would probably be three pieces. One for the top rim and /or "bowl" portion and one each for the side if divided bilaterally. When the glaze them I would guess that they pour some glaze into the inner cavity, swirl it around, then pour in out. Then they dip the whole piece into the glaze. They may combine that into one step. Some if their patterns would be a double dip into two different glazes with some overlap. There are other ways you could do it but that makes the most sense to me. I should mention I have A BFA in ceramics & ceramic sculpture so my opinion is based on experience not conjecture alone.

Those scuttles look nice maybe I should look at getting one even it it's just to keep my shaving lather warm while I am shaving.