Mug/Bowl vs Brush size

[Thumper]

Is there a "rule of thumb" for pairing a lathering mug/bowl with a given brush? I'm currently using a Kent KB4, and a largish coffee mug. It feels like the mug is too tall, and possibly too narrow - but then again I'm not claiming to have a great technique.

If nobody's thought about this before, but has a particular brush/bowl combination that works particularly well, I'd appreciate your taking a moment to actually look at what you have. How does the height of the bowl compare with the brush length? How is the width compared with the (flared) brush?

[dward]

I use a lther bowl to build the lather. I pour the water I used to soak the soap into my lather bowl, infuse the brush with the soap, then build the lather in my lather bowl.

[gssixgun]

I think what your asking is how big should a lather bowl be??? in relation to the brush size???
If that is it, then my answer would just be from my personal opinion, that I look for 1 - 1/12 inches around the handle of the brush...
So if I am using a smaller 19 - 21 mm brush I am looking around 3 inch minimum diameter where a 28mm brush I want about 3 1/2 - 4 inch diameter... I want room to fit the brush, and my fingers holding the brush, so I can swirl the brush easily to create the lather.... I hope that helped but I am not sure that's what you were asking

[Thumper]

Yes, that's what I was asking. I was also questioning the depth of the bowl.

Maybe I'm analyzing this too deeply.

[riooso]

I just got a mixing bowl in which the rim is curved into the bowl slightly. Perfect because when you make lather it does not come out of the bowl. It is 4 3/4 inch in diameter and about 1 1/2 inches deep. I like the size because you need a bowl that is big enough to have a good amount of area so the lather can build and not so deep that your brush hits the sides as you lather.


Take Care,
Richard

[gssixgun]

You might want to browse this thread http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...den-again.html

There are a lot of ideas in there

Still to this day my favorite shave bowl is an anchor hocking Large Sundae Bowl that you can find at Walmart for $1.97 it has the weight to keep it steady in the sink and a stem that keeps it from floating around the sink check out some of the SOTD post for even more ideas

[gssixgun]

Here are the best pics I can find

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...berlather.html


I of course looked all through the SOTD and realized that I must have been trying to take artsy pics HA!! because I couldn't find one with that stupid bowl in it

BTW that is a 28mm Shavemac in the pics so a rather large brush and it still has room

[Thumper]

Thanks . I've read that post before - but it didn't make sense at the time. Now that I've tried mixing myself a few times - the light begins to dawn. I'll be trying those techniques tonight - and now have something to go looking for again at Wallyworld!

Hmm...I guess this means I'll be getting a few of those sugar bowls - I mean soap bowls - as I'll probably not like the results of soaking in my wooden soap bowl.