Thread: yet another shaving mug question.

hello my fellow shavers. I have a couple question concerning mugs, one is like straights there had a be a place where they were made with top quality materials. i would like to know where. also if theres any place besides ebay and etsy that i can find them. thanks in ahead.

To do a Gertrude Stein variation, "A mug is a mug is a mug." Defining a top quality material is almost moot. Ceramic, wood, glass, metal and plastic are all top quality materials. It's what is made of them in how they are used to make a mug that is satisfying a users needs. Mugs come in every shape, form and material with various surface treatments that, hopefully, add to the production of a useful lather. Some like the one or two piece scuttle that can hold hot water in it's base for those that prefer hot lather. Others use as simple as a large soup mug to whip up a lather for a hot or cold water shave. Some, as myself, like to play with any container suitable for making lather in and create a textured interior surface using a two part epoxy dispensing syringe or a silicone based sealant. My current lather making container is glass with interior texture formed from a silicone sealant of lines in a grid pattern on the bottom and vertical lines up the inside wall.

If you can afford it there is always the path of buying a variety of different ones that catch your eye and evaluating them for yourself and then sell off the rejects to recoup as much of your investment as possible.

I only have two- one from a grocery store and one that came with my started pack from straight razor designs. The quality of both seems fine to me, like said above it comes down to personal preference. Just do a search for bowls and mugs, leaving out the razor part, and you will get more hits that you could search through in a week.
Have fun and pick out somthing that you like!

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Some, as myself, like to play with any container suitable for making lather in and create a textured interior surface using a two part epoxy dispensing syringe or a silicone based sealant. My current lather making container is glass with interior texture formed from a silicone sealant of lines in a grid pattern on the bottom and vertical lines up the inside wall.

Can you please elaborate on what you mean by using eboxy? I myself is no stranger to the stuff as my job requires it but what exactly is it that you do?

You can use it to put a pattern of lines on the bottom of a mug, or make a bunch of small protruding "dots" . Either ( or both ) will add a little agitation of air and water to the lather as you work on it with your brush. It really is quite effective and at a reasonable cost compared to custom things from Easy or eBay or anywhere. Maybe not as pretty, but effective, as I said about my first wife (for a while).

Originally Posted by mistaoso

Can you please elaborate on what you mean by using eboxy? I myself is no stranger to the stuff as my job requires it but what exactly is it that you do?

Haroldg48 pretty much described the process. I use the Loctite Brand item labeled Epoxy Instant Mix to make the dots on the bottom of the mug/bowl and carefully run thin vertical lines up the sides spaced about 1/4 to 3/8 inches apart. I let it cure for at least 24 hours before use. I find it works best on glass. Tends to lift off in places after considerable use. I made my current bowl, glass, using Loctite Clear Silicone, making a grid pattern on the bottom and vertical lines up the sides. Let that one cure for two days. I can get great lather in a minute, minute and a half.

Hope this helps.

Scuttles are nice, too, if you like warm lather.

mistaoso, What do you intend to use your mug for?

I have recently been using vintage Old Spice mugs for loading soap onto my brush prior to face lathering. I use a scuttle to soak my brush while showering and to keep my brush warm between passes. Finally, I have used a ramekin from the cupboard for bowl lathering creams.

I don't think you could go wrong with a SRD mug or scuttle.

I got these, gave 2 to my wife for kitchen use, and use the others to keep soaps and load my brush...then I move to my face, a mug, or a scuttle, depending on my mood.

http://www.amazon.com/Pyrex-Storage-...H8TE48Q8Y8NWV9

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

mistaoso, What do you intend to use your mug for?

I have recently been using vintage Old Spice mugs for loading soap onto my brush prior to face lathering. I use a scuttle to soak my brush while showering and to keep my brush warm between passes. Finally, I have used a ramekin from the cupboard for bowl lathering creams.

I don't think you could go wrong with a SRD mug or scuttle.

I want to make a nicer lather. As of now i lather cream in my hand but i want to use bar soap. And also for the fact of wanting to have anything that's vintage and shaving related