Originally Posted by
Jack0458
Thanks Ed. I'm going to get the G20. Then all my concerns will be covered. I want to make sure about one thing. I want to get soap on my brush then create the lather in the bowl on the scuttle. I have a small bowl I use just for soaking my brush in hot water. It's only about 2" in diameter so it's not for lather. since I started looking at scuttles I always figured the lather is created in the bowl on the scuttle. I've seen a couple of videos recently where they face lather and only use the scuttle bowl for sitting the brush in while shaving. So in your post when you say soap cup you are referring to the bowl on top of the scuttle aren't you? Not the cup beside your scuttle.
You mentioned different temperatures. I don't know if we have a cooking thermometer. Will ask wife. At what temp. does it become too hot for your face? So far I have used a big big coffee cup for lather and I sit it in a larger glass bowl with water in it. I sit that on a wet towel in the microwave and heat it all for 2.5 minutes. When I get a scuttle I'll need to play with the microwave time some to get an idea of how long to heat it. I've also thought about bowling a small pan of water to take into the bathroom for extra water (if I need it). I might look at small coffee makers for heating the water. Then I could start it and it will keep water hot for and hour or two.
I've always considered shaving a pain, a necessary evil. I normally overthink things but this straight razor shaving has become a task that requires more thought than I ever thought I'd need to shave. Jack