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09-05-2009, 05:15 PM #1
Very nice scuttle and there are a few people here with them. I have a Dirty Bird scuttle and although I tried using it with boiling water I didn't like the results, the lather seemed to break down very quickly which made it pretty pointless. I prefer to just use hot water from the tap, but if your tap water just doesn't get that hot then I'd advise putting a little cold water in with the boiling water. I'm pretty sure the boiling water wouldn't damage the scuttle, I'm just thinking of the lather.
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09-05-2009, 05:32 PM #2
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09-05-2009, 05:32 PM #3
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Thanked: 17I have one that I purchased from Sue at Mama Bear's Soaps.
You have a great scuttle at a Fantastic price!
This is copied from the Schwarzweisskeramik site
"It is recommendable to pre-warm the scuttle in the way a teapot is, i.e. by initially filling the hollow and the inner bowl with warm water (no hotter than 70°C/160°F) so that the material can store the warmth. After about 5 minutes the water is poured out and replaced by hot water. The scuttle will then keep the lather pleasantly warm throughout the shave."
Personally I preheat the scuttle and soak my brush with hot tap water while taking a shower. then refill with hot tap water and make lather.
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09-05-2009, 05:37 PM #4
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09-05-2009, 05:50 PM #5
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Thanked: 17I love it!!
I have the SLKSW. It is the same size as yours.
Plan on being surprised on how well they work.
Here is the link for directions.
Schwarzweisskeramik
Sean
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shorynot (09-05-2009)
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09-05-2009, 06:28 PM #6
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Thanked: 1Same but all white.
Oskar is very nice.
Just be careful not to use any boiling water for it's an assembled artifact.
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09-05-2009, 06:38 PM #7
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09-05-2009, 06:40 PM #8
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Thanked: 132Thats an awesome scuttle there! Definatley want one like you have, but they are a bit expensive, if ya buy them overseas.
I just recently recieved a dirtybird scuttle and although i think its ugly as hell, the pottery scuttle works really well.
Ive only used it once so far, since i only just got it, but i wrap the base of all my scuttles with a barber towel and cover the top with a folded wash cloth and ive not had any issues with cooling or drying lather. Also, i poured boiling water directly into the scuttle, with no problems at all...didnt think about it cracking. Hmm...
Peace,
MacLast edited by McWolf1969; 09-05-2009 at 06:43 PM.
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09-05-2009, 07:34 PM #9
The Dirty Bird isn't ugly!
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder.