I got a Georgetown Pottery G20 scuttle. I knew I was getting it and I'd seen the pictures but pictures didn't prepare me for how big this thing is. I've been using a scuttle from SRD and it is a little smaller and it holds about the same amount of water. I have limited space on the sink I use so size could become an issue. After two shaves I love the G20 but I still love the SRD scuttle as well. The only thing the G20 has the SRD scuttle doesn't is a stopper for the reservior section. This is nice for my routine because I heat the scuttle with water in the reservior and lather section both. I use the microwave. Then I soak my brush in the lather bowl. When I apply soap to the brush I then pour out the water from the lather bowl. The stopper keeps the water in the reservoir. On the SRD scuttle I've been sticking a washcloth in the hole to keep that water from pouring out.

With the exception of the stopper I don't think the G20 does any better than the SRD scuttle. They both hold the same amount of water give or take in the reservior. The bumps and ridges in the G20 aren't as drastic as I was expecting and I don't see them being of much help to form a lather. Might be different results with different soaps or creams. Jury still out on how much benefit the ridges are IMO.

There is one thing I think I'd like on a scuttle or bowl. I'd like a significant lip around the top of the lather bowl for scraping lather off the sides of the brush right at the handle. Also it would keep the lather in the bowl better I think. This is a minor issue though. My lather doesn't try to escape.

Jack