Thread: Tis the little things

Hey jos,
You are right the small things can be bigger than the big things, there are a few of us who look out for a new lather bowl at secondhand shops etc, in fact razorfeld has quite a collection, but its nice that yours has someones name on it.
Your story made me smile from the inside out
Thank you.

Welcome back jos, and welcome to the world of the thrift shop solution to high cost items. While I might not be thrifty at times I am a devote to haunting thrift stores looking for interesting items that can be used in ways not intended for it. My latest find isn't from a thrift store, but from a large merchandiser, Walmart. There I found plastic salsa bowls just the right shape for lather building. They did lack the bumps and swirls that the expensive scuttles have so I bought a fast acting epoxy tube that you put a mixing tube on the end and added bumps and swirls. Set in 5 minutes, but I waited 24 hrs to use. Great results. Have used that technique on ceramic bowls, like yours, also bought at a thrift store. Total cost for the salsa/epoxy bowl, about $1.75 USD.

Ah! I lather in exactly the same way, with a v similar charity shop bowl, but have always been disappointed with lather cooling off.....I think I will give your method a shot next time. Thank you.

I had the same idea about the epoxy, Razorfeld, however the epoxies I could find in the hardware store were about €5 per 25 mL or something, thats why I ended up at the thrift shop around the corner

Originally Posted by Damo

Ah! I lather in exactly the same way, with a v similar charity shop bowl, but have always been disappointed with lather cooling off.....I think I will give your method a shot next time. Thank you.

You're welcome. I don't think it'll work as good as a propper scuttle, but at least you won't be smearing frigid lather all over your face. I'm satisfied with the result so far, but ymmv.