Great looking scuttle! Let us know what you think.
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Great looking scuttle! Let us know what you think.
Lather was warm but not hot. Just used hot tap water. Didnt boil water or microwave it. Im a little afraid to do that. Id hate for it to break.
Im used to using a large shave bowl that has more room for whipping up lather. The lather bowl is a bit narrow in the bottom but i think there is enough room to do the job. I will just need to get used to the smaller size. The website said this was for a smaller brush and i think it was talking about the depth of the bowl but i didnt see any issue with how deep it was with a standard sized brush.
The cream color dont help in seeing the lather, thats for sure. Blends right in. Think i might need some more light in the bathroom. Ha. I had smeared a sample of H.K. in the bottom and started whipping it up. Thought i had worked it all up, but when i rinced it out in the end i found some soap still in the bottom. Maybe i should have gotten a different color.
You can tell they are hand made. Not like a flaw or anything of that nature but it just looks like it was molded by hand. Nice.
So there is my opinions. Now to see about turning the hot water heater up a notch to see if i can bump up the temp a little more. The wife said "damn, how much did that cost. Nevermind, i dont think i want to know". She could tell it was hand made and seen it came by German post.
Sence this is my only scuttle and everyone thinks its the best in scuttles, i feel i did good in my chioce and will enjoy having the warm lather in the winter time.
Glad to hear your thoughts.
If you diddn't, you may want to fill it with hot water and let it sit for a few minutes, then dump and fill again before starting your lather. That would help keep it warmer longer! I always do this when putting coffee in a thermos, helps a lot!
Sense ive been driving truck for over 30 years, i learned the hot water in the thermos thing a log time ago. And yes. I filled both the insides and the lather bowl with hot water to soak my brush. Then after my shower i dump it all out and filled the insides. A drip or three in the lather bowl plus soap and go for it.
Sorry i didnt mension this in the write-up and thanks for the comment.
2 things Jerry, first if you need hotter water, you could just turn up your temp on the water heater. 2. You do t need to put the scuttle in the microwave to heat up the water, just do your normal preheat, and bring a thermos of micro, nuclear, molten lava water with you. Then refill, but you might find out that too hot breaks down lather. That's why tap is what most use. But I know after we had our tankless stalled it was not as hot at the tap so had to turn up the temp. Tc
Thanks for the reply TC. I will check it out. This first try the lather was warn but if i had to guess it was about as warm as my face skin. That was an odd feeling or should i say no feeling being the same temp as me! Got some playing to do for sure.
It looks like you have the same size Schwartz as I do, the basic size. I find because of the large opening it's a tad harder to keep things warm compared to my Moss Scuttle which has a smaller opening and holds a tad more water than the Schwartz. However it's still warm enough.
When I got my tankless heater it was set for 120F from the factory. They do that to save you money. I turned mine up to 130. When I had the tank it was probably around 160 but that's really too hot.
Don't put the Schwartz in the microwave. If need be heat some water and pour that in the Schwartz but don't make it too hot.
That was mine too 120, which really is a little low for my preference and the wife's, we went to 130 also. At that temp my scuttle was plenty warm, tc
Gentlemen,
I have the basic size Schwarzweisskeramik scuttle. It's just the right size for me. The bowl is big enough for even large brushes. It also keeps my lather warm throughout the shave. By now this scuttle is a major note in the shave den's personality.
Here is how I use it:
1. On the way to the shower, I fill the tank with hot tap water. Just warm water for the bowl, though, where I rest the brush — extreme hot water will damage your brush.
2. When ready to shave, I empty the scuttle completely and then just fill the tank with hot water.
3. Once I have completed lathering my Hollywood face and am ready with the razor, I empty the tank and refill it with hot water from the tap.
4. And that's it: warm lather throughout the shave.
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I thought about the refilling the third time last night but didnt do it. The opening is so wide i was thinking it would be easy enough to do. Thanks Obie. Ill give it a go tonight. I have to admit that my lather was a bit warmer this last time. Just waited for the hot water to get hotter.
The 120'F set point from the factory is for liability reasons. 120 won't scald you.
At my work we have 3 different settings for water heaters. 120 for anything that touches humans. 140 to kill bugs in the water therefore not having to treat it chemically. And 180 that is mainly for the dish machine.
At home I set my water heater so I take a shower with only the hot turned on. To tell the truth I don't know exactly where that is for myself...:shrug:
Congratulations Jerry on your purchase. Pottery is fired at 1000 F to 1400 F+- I missed the memo on not putting the SWK scuttle in the microwave. I’ve been doing it for 9 years and never had a problem which includes the new SWK recently purchased.
IF you decide to try this, you must condition the scuttle with hot water prior to nuking for 2 to 3 min so you do not shock. Soak wash cloth for pre-shave face wrap and dribble on to soap to soften. Steaming HOT water will burn.
Mike
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Finally got a SWK yesterday and used it this morning and Daddy likes it a lot! Super easy to get a lather going and I really enjoyed warm lather for the whole shave. It didn’t even take anymore time to use so may be using this daily.
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Congrads on getting your scuttle. It is a nice thing to ha e warm lather. The heat does breakdown the lather some but in time you will find it dont take much to keep the lather worked up. I do enjoy mine and use it with most shaves. Even if its just to soak my brush when face lathering.
Now that ive had the SWK for a while i will say that i think it could have been better if it had a larger area for hot water. This might make the lather stay warmer longer as i find the need to dump mine out and put hot water back in it after a while to get the lather warm as id like it. Now this could be becuase i got the smaller one but in the end, the scuttle is a good thing!
I also have a SWK, and I fill it with hot water, both resivior and bowl while I strop my razor.
Then dump it and refill with hot water. Seems to be the way to go for me
Glad you're enjoying yours Islick :tu
Thanks and that’s exactly how I used mine today and it worked perfectly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieseld
How do you guys prepare your scuttle?
I boil water in a boiling pot. I then fill my scuttle up to the top and let it sit for about two minutes as well as inside the bowl mid-depth. I then dump that water and re-fill the bottom reservoir up again and then I put my soap/paste in the bowl then add a dab of the formerly boiling hot water to the bowl then load my brush with tap water then mix the soap to create my lather.
I get a very warm (not hot) resultant lather that would make you go to sleep if you were not the barber at hand doing the cutting!
I find that if the water in the scuttle’s water jacket is too hot, the lather degrades pretty quickly. Am I doing something wrong?
That is normal. Heat makes lather run away. Ha.
I will fill both areas with WARM tap water. Drop my brush in. Shower. Get out of sbower and remove brush. Dump and fill both areas with hot tap water. Prep my face and brush teeth. Dump again and add hot tap water to insides. Make lather.
If you have hot water at around 130f you can just fill the scuttle inside and out and maybe 5 minutes later dump it and refill the inside only and you have hot lather for your entire shave.
I love scuttles, I have two, and just ordered my SWK scuttle today....decided to go for the basic black and white, with the lid. Don't think I need a large or extra large one, and opted for the one without the brush soaker.
Can't wait to see it.....:-)
You will have to tell us your opinion on this new scuttle Phrank. Id like to hear what you think compared to your others.
The White Dog scuttle, handcrafted by another SRP member's wife, so far has been the best I've tried, perfect...so it will have some steep competition...but will report back for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
There's nothing better to add to the shave than hot lather. I guess that's why it's supposed to be a "hot shave". ;)
I have never paid much attention to scuttles before, never used one..
After reading this thread it would seem that I really need to try it out!
Perhaps before buying one, I will get a deep dish of hot water and float my shave bowl in it.
Don't know if it will be the same, but maybe give me a taste.
Definitely don't like cold lather..
Thanks for the good thread!
For me scuttles are only for winters. In the summer I actually rather prefer the lather to be cold.
That will work Mike. It will be close enough to get hooked, i mean test out.
