What material is your lather bowl of? Are there pros and cons to the different materials?
Thanks,
Josh
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What material is your lather bowl of? Are there pros and cons to the different materials?
Thanks,
Josh
Ceramic/china.
Pros and cons are heat losses in different materials, ie metal vs china. Lather will cool down quicker which is not what you want.
Mine is made of human skin.
For creams, I use a very old Colgate wood shaving bowl most of the time. For soaps, the container they came in... often ceramic/china.
I am now contemplating the acquisition of a scuttle.
I just use the same kind of ceramic bowl for lather as well as for fruits/vegets. It's practical and easy to maintain unless you accidently drop it. :)
self watering flower pot from walmart 3.00 keeps the lather hot for three pases. cant beat it if i break it 3.00 gets me a new one.:hmmm:
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Originally Posted by ronnie brown
+1 here got the same thing
+1 got the same thing as well! Cheap, nice looking, and effective :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wheelz74401
Ceramic for me.
now i will have to get one :hmmm: i use a ceramic coffee mug now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronnie brown
An old barber mug with the little spikes in it to keep the soap from moving around.
Just ordered a brush scuttle today from Julie at Dirtybirdpottery. Dishwasher and microwave safe.
I use an old Pyrex measuring cup.
I broke down an picked up the Edwin Jagger black porcelain bowl with the silver rim. I know its way more money than I ever thought I would spend on a bowl, but it's just so beautiful.
I use (what was intended to be) a rough pottery soup bowl that I put on top of a juice catcher from an old orange/lemon juicer and make my scuttle that way. I never thought I'd be into the "frills", but warm/hot lather is something else...!
I have all kinds; natural stone, ceramic, wood, pewter. I prefer ceramic with a cover.Wood is nice but it can deteriorate pretty fast depending on the wood. teak would be best. pewter turns black. Natural stone is nice also. In the end its about what you like.
Metal bowl that I pick up at Publix for $3. I keep the bowl in the sink which is filled with piping hot water.
Three weeks of travel forced me to try mugs and bowls that I hadn't previously used. At home I use my Dirtybird Scuttle and am happy, no...delighted, to return to it. On the road I:
1. Face lathered. Ok, but the lather was cool for a second pass. No biggy, but I really love hot lather.
2. Ceramic mug. Better. Warm (did I say I like hot?) lather for a second pass. The mug did better when, in addition to being preheated, was set on a very hot washcloth. You guys who set your bowls in a sink of hot water when you shave: dont you turn on water to rinse your blade and doesnt that screw up your lather? Seems like it would be an obstacle to work around.
3. Small metal bowl. Tried the same technique as 2, above. If I can get the washcloth really hot it stays warm, otherwise it loses heat to quickly.
It all worked. I use a scuttle because I love very hot lather and its the best method I've found.
Viva la difference. Jim
I have a scuttle from Dirty Bird Pottery as well and don't ever want to give it up. On the occasion that I am traveling I will use a simple ceramic cereal bowl that I picked up for about $1.00. It does not hold heat much beyond the second pass and then it is only warm at best, I just make due for the short periods of time I am away.
On number 2 above, I do not rinse the blade in hot water, I simply wipe the blade in a folded towel that I keep folder along the front of the sink. I do, after I am finished rinse, dry and oil the blade.Quote:
Originally Posted by jleeg
Glazed ceramic. Actually, I use a give away coffee cup I brought back from a convention.
I tried to look this product up but couldn't find it, can you give us a pic? :lurk:Quote:
Originally Posted by ronnie brown
Stacked Pyrex bowls work nicely, too.
+1 from meQuote:
Originally Posted by ronnie brown
I just broke my Muhle!!!! :cry:
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Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy
That's why I use a metal bowl....I know, I know, the lather cools fast in the metal; but I keep it in the hot water floating while I shave, and nothing breaks.
I couldn't find this online at walmart but after searching through the lawn and garden dept. which is now filled with Christmas stuff, lo and behold there they were in a dark corner and only four left! They were only three dollars so I bought two; yellow and white the only two choices they had. They are a little bigger than I had hoped for but not too bad as long as I don't accidentally knock one off the side of the sink! Here are some pics and I can't wait to try it out:yQuote:
Originally Posted by ronnie brown
I just hope it can handle really hot water (I know I won't put boiling water or anything, its obviously not pyrex). The cute little hand is not mine but my 9 year-old daughter, Tera who modeled for me.
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