Thread: (suggestion - idea) Good + cheap lather bowl

I can't see the picture, but if the bowl works for you and is at a price you think reasonable then it is a good bowl.
I use a variety of improvised bowls such as a large coffee cup, some sort of small kitchen bowl with a spout, a marmalade pot and an actual shaving mug.

My least favorite is probably the mug as it is too small to work with in my opinion.

I tried a bigger mug as well, my hands becomes very tired because I turn such small circles, or perhaps there is a special technique for such small lather mugs...

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I can't see the picture, but if the bowl works for you and is at a price you think reasonable then it is a good bowl.
I use a variety of improvised bowls such as a large coffee cup, some sort of small kitchen bowl with a spout, a marmalade pot and an actual shaving mug.

My least favorite is probably the mug as it is too small to work with in my opinion.

Nice large Cappucino cup works for me. The cheapest will do. That device you showed will work also.

If it works for you it the right bowl. I haunt my local Goodwill (thrift store) for ceramic or glass bowls that I think would work. I then apply a two part mix as you apply epoxy making ridges and bumps on the interior (let cure for at least three days.) It's not a truly permanent solution as over a period of time water and use loosen up the epoxy threads. But then I get to play with different bowls and shapes. Have found, tho, that a glass bowl holds the addition a lot longer than ceramic. Plastic bowls fade to fast. I've been playing with a Silicone bath and sink caulk. Not good at all. I'm a cold water shaver so I don't know how long this treatment would last using warm/hot water.

Yesterday I was in Petco. I saw a bowl for water for a cat made of ceramic that had texture to help with lather creation. It was only like $4.

Some time ago I bought this bowl which is supposed to be for grinding things. It's solid granite and weighs about 15 pounds and came with a pestle. I got it at Costco for around 15 bucks. I rarely use it. I experimented and let hot tap water run in it a few minutes and you know what? it made a great lather bowl. It has a rough interior looks great has about a 7 inch opening and retains the heat really good. You can grind salt into the interior with the pestle to make the interior as smooth as you want. It has the room to make mountains of lather. If you have the room for it cause it's too heavy to move around it's a unique piece.