Thread: Redneck Scuttle

THAT is a freakin' awesome idea. I just have to try it.

Great eye!
This should work very well...I will visit Lowes this weekend.

Originally Posted by IsaacRN

Damn....i have no Lowes in Manhattan :P

Might try Smith and Hawken, or any other gardening store...oh, wait, you're in New York. Maybe online ordering?

Out here in the Texas hill country, I might find 'em at the ranch & feed store, or Tractor Supply Company, or the Bass Pro Shop in San Antonio... On an off-note, I really like TSC, they have great stuff, including cooking stuff like catfish breading that's delicious! Yep, I'm a redneck gal all right.

No way I would use this regularly. A lather bowl is a hygiene item, and the idea of its walls being porous and unglazed sounds messy - on the long run. Of course the water takes a while to make it through the clay, lather making is not affected.
The drawback is that the water also takes a long while to get out of the clay after use, and it will leave whatever lime or other solvable and minute ingredients (and soap) is in it - in the pores. There it will build up eventually and look, well, unsavoury, to say the least.
Get stoneware, that is unporous even without a glaze. Or take this to your local potter who makes earthenware, and have him line the inner pot with a glaze and fire it (but this solution is not quite safe because the firing temperature would have to be the same as the one used for the original glaze). Or take it to your local potter and have him make you a stoneware copy. Stoneware lasts thousands of years - this won't.
Greetings
oskar

Or take this to your local potter who makes earthenware, and have him line the inner pot with a glaze and fire it (but this solution is not quite safe because the firing temperature would have to be the same as the one used for the original glaze). Or take it to your local potter and have him make you a stoneware copy.

If there is a community college nearby at all, there are usually pottery classes and students more than willing to take on a project like this for maybe just the cost of the clay.

I took the plunge and got a Moss Scuttle, I couldn't be happier with the quality of the workmanship, artistic merit, and warmth of my lather! Though I admit the cost was a little steep, especially for some of the younger guys who are just getting started. Well worth the effort to get something proper that will last a long time as Oskar said.

I've got a large Moss scuttle on the way, but I admit I was a bit hesitant because of the price. At six bucks, you can get several self-watering pots, and if it goes bad, you can break it up and start a shaving mosaic for your bathroom floor.

I hesitate to say this because I've yet to use the Moss, but I like the fact that you can remove the bowl on the plant pot. I plan on using the Moss to make the lather--I don't want to hassle with the transfer thing. With this, you can make the lather in the bowl and then set it down into the hot water.

How about just putting a few coats of a good varnish (yacht varnish for instance) on the unglazed areas, im sure that would stand up to the hot water and solve the problem. Also be a damn sight cheaper and easier than getting it glazed.

This is a wonderful find. It works just like it is. Keeps the lather hot/warm and it's attractive.
Great find.
Thanks for sharing the idea with us
Tom

Originally Posted by caskwith

How about just putting a few coats of a good varnish (yacht varnish for instance) on the unglazed areas, im sure that would stand up to the hot water and solve the problem. Also be a damn sight cheaper and easier than getting it glazed.

Great idea. Maybe something like Thompson's waterproofing used for decks? Or would that leech in too?

Originally Posted by oskar

Stoneware lasts thousands of years - this won't.
Greetings
oskar

*I* won't last thousands of years either, guess I should trade myself in for the upgrade?