Thread: Moss Scuttle - is it worth getting

I bought the large scuttle a couple of weeks ago, before that I was using a cappucino mug.

I find it works great for building lather with creams or with soaps. For creams I use a slightly bigger/softer brush, swirl the brush in the cream then transfer to the scuttle to build the lather. For soaps I use a smaller/stiffer brush, load the brush up on the soap cake until lather starts to form, then transfer to the scuttle to build the lather.

I doesn't work any better/worse than a lathering bowl, just it looks nice in my bathroom and keeps the lather warm. I'm very happy with it.

hello randy and john,

don't get me wrong, i didn't just go and buy a shaving kit and everything was perfect...far from it. i am just now getting to the point of narrowing down what works great and that which can be left behind. right now as it stands it is 2 razors (and one collectible), 2 mugs, 2 brushes, 2 types of blades, 2 aftershaves and about a half-dozen soaps.

thanks,
mike

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

Mike,

You've already made one huge discovery that many miss...find what works for you and stick with it! Nothing wrong with experimenting...

RT

Originally Posted by mrcleanhead

Mike I agreed with that most of my life. Always just used an old spice mug that I bought in high school and a boar's hair brush with Williams soap. But in here (and the other groups) you get caught up in the romanticism of the shave. I'm looking at those big, creamy heads of lather on a fat brush. Asking yourself, "Maybe I should try a cream?", "Bigger knot on a brush?", "What if I get a Moss scuttle to keep the lather warm?", "Will a meat chopper be more fun than my 5/8s?" Next thing you know...

John

Ahhhh Mike you are a better man than me. Moderation? What's that?

Oh btw is your collectible razor the nice long monkey tailed Depew from Bill Ellis (also in your pic)? I was eyeing that for a loooooong time. Nice choice.

John

Originally Posted by mrcleanhead

Will a meat chopper be more fun than my 5/8s?

John

YES! !

sorry I couldn't help myself!

What was I thinking when I wrote that? I'm a good "straight" man huh JL?

hello john,

you betcha!

the only other vintage razor that i would truly like to get is a 7/8 wedge grind barber notch wolstenholm IXL razor (with custom bill ellis desert ironwood scales of course).

thanks,
mike

Originally Posted by mrcleanhead

...Oh btw is your collectible razor the nice long monkey tailed Depew from Bill Ellis (also in your pic)? I was eyeing that for a loooooong time. Nice choice.

John

I have got to stop hanging out in this place, it's beginning to cost me too much money. I ordered my Moss scuttle today, or I should say scuttles. I couldn't decide which color I liked, brown or blue, so I ordered both, and figured I give one as a Christmas present. Maybe. Hopefully I'll see them by Christmas. What did you guys who have ordered them say the shipping charges ran? I got the small ones.

Jim

Originally Posted by VintageBlades

I have got to stop hanging out in this place, it's beginning to cost me too much money. I ordered my Moss scuttle today, or I should say scuttles. I couldn't decide which color I liked, brown or blue, so I ordered both, and figured I give one as a Christmas present. Maybe. Hopefully I'll see them by Christmas. What did you guys who have ordered them say the shipping charges ran? I got the small ones.

Jim

I'll pm you my mailing address!

I think shipping was in the low $20 dollar range. Sarah REALLY packs these nicely. I can't see two running much more than one.

RT

Shipping of mine was $45, but I live in the UK.

Originally Posted by mrcleanhead

.....But in here (and the other groups) you get caught up in the romanticism of the shave. I'm looking at those big, creamy heads of lather on a fat brush. Asking yourself, "Maybe I should try a cream?", "Bigger knot on a brush?", "What if I get a Moss scuttle to keep the lather warm?", "Will a meat chopper be more fun than my 5/8s?" Next thing you know...

You have 100+ razors, Several brushes, more soap than you'll ever use in your life time, Your mailman is giving you the hairy-eyeball for receiving so many damn packages, you make special holding containers for your new 'pretties' and your wife, well, she'll never understand (even when you try to draw the parallels with her shoe collection).

As for the "big Blade" hype. Don't buy into it! From what is written on these beasts they were made that large for people who had little dexterity, i.e. the elderly or handycap. However, with that said, they do shave nice BUT, if you can hone a razor, you can get a nice shave out of a quality brand, despite the size.

NOW, go and buy as much razor stuff as you can, and get back to us.....

C utz