Thread: dirty bird or schwarzweisskeramik?

I like my Dirty Bird:
1.5 scuttle for bowl lathering,
brush scuttle for face lathering
bill bowl, because sometimes I don't want to use a scuttle

Hello, Chimensch:

I owned a Georgetown scuttle at one time and didn't like it. I have not tried any other manufactured one. Then I realized I can improvise my own scuttle. I do and it works quite well.

By the way, I like your shaving video. It has a good flow and it is quite educational. The talk is limited and to the point. No gimmicks. The closeups are good. The combination of using the scuttle, lathering, stropping and shaving ties nicely together. Well done, sir.

Regards,

Obie

The Schwarzweisskeramik is definitely a beautiful piece of pottery, but I prefer to have both version of the DB for the same amount of money.

I had a Moss scuttle, which looks identical to a Dirty Bird. I got lucky and found a Schwarzweisskeramik cheap from an eBayer in Italy, and I'd found my new true love. I gave the Moss scuttle to a friend for his birthday, and now my scuttle is a miniature off-white toilet bowl.

Schwarzweisskeramik retains the original function of a scuttle; the Dirty Bird and Moss are great but their spouts are too narrow to dip a brush, and that's what the spout was there for originally: so you'd have hot water to wet your brush. The Schwarzweisskeramik's spout is a second reservoir all by itself, so you don't actually drain the inner vessel by wetting your brush.

This is the ultimate scuttle. Too big to fit in a bathroom cabinet, unfortunately, but proud enough to leave sitting on the sink. Run through the microwave -- twice, once before the shower, once after -- it can heat as much lather as you care to spread on your steaming face.

The problem with my wide-and-low version is the loop on the back. The loop sits down low, where I can run my middle and index finger through it, but where there's no purchase for my thumb. To carry the scuttle from the kitche -- where it's been twirling in the microwave -- to the bathroom, I have to put my thumb on the boiling-hot rim. So I have to always throw a dry cloth over the rim there to keep from burning myself. That handle is NOT user friendly.

Originally Posted by prestonmcconkie

To carry the scuttle from the kitche -- where it's been twirling in the microwave -- to the bathroom, I have to put my thumb on the boiling-hot rim. So I have to always throw a dry cloth over the rim there to keep from burning myself. That handle is NOT user friendly.

You are breaking my heart, prestonmcconkie. Don't make your scuttle quite so hot, let it rest in your palm and secure with your thumb passed through the handle, then you can carry it anywhere without spilling a drop.
Greetings
oskar

I use a Georgetown scuttle everyday. Although there are probably other types of scuttles better than the Georgetown, it serves my needs quite well.

If all you want to do is craft warm lather, I think you couldn't do worse than to get a small cereal bowl w/ ridges from Target that was featured in one of the SRP threads.

In short, I don't believe that a scuttle is absolutely required for lather making or keeping it warm. Do what works best for you and is within your budget. Whatever floats your boat.

Just my 2 cents gentlemen.