Scuttle with a warm water reservoir

The past few months I've been putting my scuttle in the other sink of our double vanity, in hot water while I shower. Then build my lather as normal, then put it back in the sink between passes. It's kind of spoiled me having nice warm lather. Of course that method works fine when mama is not using the her sink.

Having not purchased anything shaving related in awhile. I figured now would be a good time to buy a scuttle with a warm water reservoir.

I've seen the ones from Georgetown pottery, Leza and a couple others and like them all.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I have one of Georgetown's scuttles and have been rather happy with it. Great quality. Seems the ridges on the inside help create lather and retains warmth fairly well. Pleased with mine.

Bigger is better...to keep lather "warm". I got one from Roberts Feat of Clay....don't know if he's still in business

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Originally Posted by nessmuck

Bigger is better...to keep lather "warm". I got one from Roberts Feat of Clay....don't know if he's still in business

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Yes I have a Robert Becker scuttle as well, as mentioned not sure if he is still making them, I have had mine for a few years now, no problems, bigger is better as mentioned.

Look no further.
All others are retired from ny rotation.
The Large or XL scuttle is truly great!!
Schwarzweisskeramik

The amount of water it holds is the key. The Schwarz... is the king of scuttles but shipping is quite expensive. I have a Moss Scuttle and like it very much. Georgetown makes great ones too just with them make sure you get the latest that hold more water. Their earlier ones simply didn't. About 20oz of water is the minimum. The more the merrier.

Great to see you back Birnando!

If you are wanting a Roberts Feat of Clay scuttle you had better get one before the end of the year. Because of returns and the costs of shipping being so high he is thinking about closing up his shop at the end of the year. He still has stuff on ebay but you never know!


Mike

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Originally Posted by mglindo

If you are wanting a Roberts Feat of Clay scuttle you had better get one before the end of the year. Because of returns and the costs of shipping being so high he is thinking about closing up his shop at the end of the year. He still has stuff on ebay but you never know!


Mike

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I checked a few days ago and he didn't have any with a reservoir. His website is no longer up....just ebay stuff.

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Originally Posted by AcesandEights

I checked a few days ago and he didn't have any with a reservoir. His website is no longer up....just ebay stuff.

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Look on the left side of the page and click on scuttles. I saw 8 of them.

Great deals from Robert's Feats of Clay | eBay Stores


Mike

Straight Razor Designs makes a good reservoir scuttle, I use mine exclusively.

I'm a scuttle butt too. I fill it with hot water before my daily routine. When I'm ready to shave that water is what I use to soak my brush. I fill it again with
hot water and my lather stays nice and warm for a right hand shave and again for a left hand shave. This is a "Moonstar Pottery" product, I use it daily.

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Hello all, I am going to buy a scuttle and have been looking at several from new to vintage. I have noticed that most, if not all, the vintage scuttles have three or more holes in the bowl. What am I missing here? Why are there holes in the bottom of the bowl? Does this not make it hard to keep your lather? Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Cheers

Oldschool66

My understanding is the top dish, with holes, on old scuttles is for the soap. Excess water from lathering would run down the holes into the reservoir below.

I had wondered if it had been intended for cake soap... So you wouldn't fill the bottom with hot water like today's scuttles? I wonder if you could still use it with a non-cake soap? I found a vintage one that I would like to pick up but it has the holes hence the question.

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I had wondered if it had been intended for cake soap... So you wouldn't fill the bottom with hot water like today's scuttles? I wonder if you could still use it with a non-cake soap? I found a vintage one that I would like to pick up but it has the holes hence the question.

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The bottom of the vintage scuttles would be filled with water for the brush to soak in.

The old scuttles were made for an era when folks didn't have hot water right at hand like today. Today's scuttles are really made to keep the brush warm period. The old ones were used with brush and soap.

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Originally Posted by Birnando

Look no further.
All others are retired from ny rotation.
The Large or XL scuttle is truly great!!
Schwarzweisskeramik

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I really want one of those I wish it were cheaper to ship to USA

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Originally Posted by Legday69

I really want one of those I wish it were cheaper to ship to USA

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+1 to the above, mine is on it's way from Germany as we speak, not cheap but this is what is used in the video by Chimensh, an absolute monster with a wide mpouth for the brush.

As I recall shipping is around 18 euros to the U.S. Not bad really. I've seen vendors in Europe who charge 4x that much to ship a few items.

If I ever broke my Schwarzweisskeramik, I'd buy another one the same day. It's one of the best components of my shave and the XL give you lots of room to play.

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Yea, it be the king of scuttles bar none.

Wow that is the coolest scuttle ever. Time to get a wish list going.

Crown King in Phoenix makes some really reasonably priced ones https://phoenixartisanaccoutrements....able-porcelain

I use a Dirtybird 1.5 scuttle it is really nice and does a great job! I thoroughly recommend it, additionally you can have it made to your own spec in terms of colour and internal grooves etc.

Question for the Schwarzweisskeramikvolk, the base looks small and there are lots of big things hanging iff it. Does itbtip easily if you bump the lip or handle?

Cheers, Steve

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Question for the Schwarzweisskeramikvolk, the base looks small and there are lots of big things hanging iff it. Does itbtip easily if you bump the lip or handle?

Cheers, Steve

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The Schwartzayouknowwhat comes in three sizes basically very large, huge and humongous. Even the "small" basic one is large enough for the biggest brushes. it also is quite heavy so that baby ain't going anywhere no matter what's on it or how you bump it.

I have 2 of them so I know.

Yeah...I was torn between the Dirty Bird and the Georgetown Pottery scuttle. I ended up getting the latter one and don’t regret it. Attachment 281376Attachment 281377.
The question is, do you have warm lather for all three passes of your shave. The answer is yes I do.