Thread: Thinking of a modern scuttle

I worked with a local ceramicist to get mine. After providing all of the dimensions I desired, she came up with this:





She is a member here and at B&B, and can be contacted under the username "Peachscuttles"

- Mark (S-4-C)

And nobody mentioned the Schwarzweisskeramik ones yet? Yes they cost a fair bit, but they're quite nice. Then again, a redneck one has a lot of appeal too.

Very nice and the perfect size as well!

Which one gunner? the Schwarzweisskeramic or the custom?

The Peachscuttles one:-)

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Sara Bonnyman Pottery: Moss Scuttle

Sara makes some nice ones also.

+1
I have a large cobalt blue Moss scuttle that I use almost every shave. I soon hope to add a small moss scuttle since I now use smaller brushes.

Hmmm all of them look good but the prices are out of my league. Escpecially if I wanted the spout changed a little and the handle twisted down a bit (so it doesn't look like a teapot lol, sorry, but thats what it looks like to me, and one of the potters made a shave bowl with an different handle that is more ergonomic that I like) And one of the ladies I can't remember which (I looked it up and am omitting it because it would be bad sport)flat out refused to work with me. All I asked was if she could modify the handle shape and spout a little and this was the reply:
"*omitted for privacy*, I have spent the last three years making subtle changes to the *omitted for privacy*
scuttle so that its performance is second to none. By all reports it works
like a charm, so no, I am not prepared to make changes that don't make
sense. *omitted for professionalism*"

Thanks for all the responses guys! I think what I'm gonna do is get some form of redneck version 1 or 2 and I'll save up til I can get either a custom (yours looks outstanding strapped), or getting one slightly modded.

I highly recommend working with a local potter. By doing so you can play with different designs before they're fired, which will allow changes to suit your specific tastes. Best of all, you can decide on exactly what color scheme you prefer, within the limitations of the material used. The color of the clay used for mine was rather reddish, so the colors used complemented the base. Gaye said that she could do a pure white for a friend, but she'd have to use a completely different material to make the scuttle.

- Mark (S-4-C)

Khaos, you haven't said who you spoke with, but I know it wasn't Julie at Dirty Bird Pottery as she could not do enough to make sure I was happy with the design of the scuttle she was making for me. I could have made it slightly larger, had vertical instead of spiral grooves in the bowl, had vertical as well as spiral grooves in the bowl, inverted the handle, modified the glaze, or even had it made as a two piece item. My scuttle arrived yesterday and I couldn't be happier with it, it looks great and performs superbly.

http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html

I won't say who it was, even who it wasn't because I don't even want to narrow it down. Mostly I can't afford a custom from those offering it. I think I will be trying a local potter first though. Thanks for all the help guys!