Thread: Scuttlebutt

I know this has been brought up on the misc forum however I thought I would open this up here also.

I have never been much of a fan of scuttles and have always said keeping lather warm is like a dog chasing his tail. As a matter of fact I'm the guy who originally said shaving with cold water if done right results in a great shave. However like the guy in the Godfather who keeps trying to get out I too am constantly drawn back in.

So now that I have been through enough of these contraptions I've gotten to the point where I know what makes a good scuttle as far as heat retention goes.

It's really two qualities. One is having the walls the right thickness. Too thick and though it makes a very sold feeling high quality piece most of the heat is quickly lost trying to warm the thick walls both inside and out of the piece. Too thin a wall and the piece quickly gets too hot and quickly loses the heat. Second is have a large enough reservoir of water. The more you have the better. I think at least 12oz is the minimum if you want the hot lather throughout the entire shave.

So the moral of the story is that I think most of the pieces on the market are lacking in either of those two traits or a combination of both and the people who make these things, unless it is intended as more of a decorative piece should test them out before making them.