Thread: Scuttle - How to use?

I like my Georgetown Pottery skuttle but my favorite and my everyday skuttle is my Dirty Bird. My Georgetown is now my travel skuttle.

I use a SWK Scuttle everyday and love it, the first pass the lather/brush is really not that warm but pass 2/3 is great, as far as using on just full the outside/inside with pretty hot water then you can soak your brush and safety razor while you shower then just dump all the water and refill the outside with hot water and buid you lather in the bowl or use it to keep the latherd brush warm.

Here's mine that my son gifted me:

Aloha!

I have a simple Crown King Scuttle from Phoenix Shaving. Finally broke down and bought one last year after decades of wondering..."Should I?"
These scuttles are inexpensive, yet good value for the dollar, so if you are looking to dip a toe, this may be the way to go.



I agree with Lynn's post earlier that it's all about keeping the lather for pass 2 and 3 warm. Once you get used to warm lather from a scuttle, it's a bit disappointing going back to cold lather application, especially on the 2nd/3rd pass. That's my experience anyway.

Saying this, I have to admit I don't use my scuttle very often. It's a luxury and mostly for when I want to spend some time in the shave den and have that extra time to spend. It's definitely nice having the option to scuttle the lather.

-Zip

I have a Dirtybird scuttle. I used it lots when I primarily used creams. I did find that with the heat one or two of them degraded between passes. I seem to have found a love for hard soaps and face lathering at the moment. I don't see any reason that a brush loaded with soap wouldn't work in a scuttle though.

That warm lather feels great though. Maybe I will dig mine out again come winter.

Those Georgetown scuttles look great and I was torn between them and the one I got. The thing that swung it for me was the Dirtybird video on YouTube where she makes a scuttle, it's a very interesting watch.

Be careful who is stood over your shoulder when you search for Dirtybird videos though