Thread: My new scuttle

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

It is a beauty but unless I'm badly mistaken that isn't the way it was designed to be used. Keep your puck in another container and lather. The brush sits on the part with the holes where you now have the soap to let excess water drain through.

Some guys pour hot water in the scuttle and insert the brush while they are in the shower. Anyway that is how I use that type of scuttle after another guy explained it to me when I was using it the same way you are.

Allow me to disagree. That was design to contain the soap that way..but it is a design flaw..since the soap covers the holes not allowing the water to drain so well.. But its also possible that the holes were made just to warm up the soap..not to drain the water..i'm still checking on that..because usually, in "old" days the soap was keep in the scuttle till the end - my grandfather when shaving with soap did that (now his only doing with shaving cream). The brush was left a side, like the picture shows. You can always put the brush above before making the lather..with the hot water in it.. just to "warm up" the brush with the vapor!

These old style scuttles can really take you back in time. Consider that these were made to be used with a shaving stand. No running water, just a pitcher and a basin off to the side somewhere and some hot water from a kettle on the kitchen stove. After getting your hot water in your scuttle you took it to your shaving stand,if you had one or to your mirror. You had your brush in the spout getting hot in the water so you take it out and load the brush with soap that's sitting in the top compartment of the scuttle. When the brush is loaded you face lather,then set the brush in the groove in the handle or back in the hot water. Shave face and repeat soap application as needed. Running hot water and a sink make these scuttles a little less needed in the shaving process maybe but they sure do take you back and they are very handy on camping trips.