Thread: started my first scuttle

I threw a couple of scuttles today. I like one of them, and tossed the other back into the clay bucket. I didn't have my camera with me, so I'll bring it tomorrow. If I still like it tomorrow, I'll fire it and glaze it next week. If not I'll most likely throw another one tomorrow. Either way I should have a finished one next week. I'd still like to know a bit about your design Rhys. Mine will be glazed together, but for now it's two pieces.

It's basicaly a bowl inside a larger base. I'm thinking it may be a bit overkill on size. Like big enough to shave a Yak and still have hot lather. I have an idea of how to make one all in one piece that I will try this next week. It just won't have the water chamber going under the bowl. This first one is large enough that I really think it will be better having it in 2 pieces. With the projected 15% shrinkage it should probably finish up about 6" tall, and about that same diameter maybe a bit bigger. It almost looked more like an urn for ashes at first.

I find your lack of pictures disturbing.


I googled for an image of Darth Vader shaving, couldn't find it (found a video) but found this and needed to share...



All the times you got beaten up in high school, washed away when you dress your baby up as Darth Vader.

I'd like to see a photo too, especially of the one Rhys is making.

I actually had a camera in my hand in the ceramics studio today, and forgot to take a picture of the scuttle. I'll do it tomorrow. I still pretty much like it. there are a couple of things I'll do better on my next one, but it's a start.

Sounds like a competitor to the Moss Scuttle. Love to see the photos when it's done.

I brought my first one home today, and it works like a champ. The lather stays hot forever. There are a couple of things I am going to try with the next one. I'm going to make the walls a bit thinner on the smaller bowl so that it heats up a little faster, and I think I'll make the lip a little lower. Once I get the design the way I want I'll do something a little nicer with the glaze, but for now it works with just the tranparent colorless glaze.

I couldn't get the image to embed in the post so here's a link.

Very nice.

Public speaking classes are ridiculous. Im in a specialized section for engineers. I lose about 1/3 points on every speech for being too technical. I'm a computer engineer, speaking about computer engineering. Not exactly something that readily "dumbs down". I'm the only computer engineer in the class, there's also a computer science major. The prof asks people to raise their hands if they understood everything in my speeches... The computer science major raises her hand. I'm like, well yes. I won't have to explain the design of computer engineering solutions to people who have no knowledge of computers. It's funny. All the A's are ArchE's who's speech is something along the lines of this... "Bridges are falling down. We should maintain them better. My solution is to maintain them better."

I facepalm every time I think about the amount of research and work I put into my speeches to get a C for being too technical.


Cool looking scuttle. Now make me one!

Originally Posted by IanS

Public speaking classes are ridiculous. Im in a specialized section for engineers. I lose about 1/3 points on every speech for being too technical. I'm a computer engineer, speaking about computer engineering. Not exactly something that readily "dumbs down". I'm the only computer engineer in the class, there's also a computer science major. The prof asks people to raise their hands if they understood everything in my speeches... The computer science major raises her hand. I'm like, well yes. I won't have to explain the design of computer engineering solutions to people who have no knowledge of computers. It's funny. All the A's are ArchE's who's speech is something along the lines of this... "Bridges are falling down. We should maintain them better. My solution is to maintain them better."

I facepalm every time I think about the amount of research and work I put into my speeches to get a C for being too technical.


Cool looking scuttle. Now make me one!

Thanks. When I get it the way I like it maybe I'll just send you this one. Of course you'd have to pay shipping, but I wouldn't charge for the prototype itself.

I decided to put the water in the scuttle, and heat it in the microwave. I forgot that the clay I used to make it heats up in the microwave, and so the result was the lather was HOT when I finally used it after my shower. It was very nice, and I refreshed the lather on my face a bunch of times just to feel the warmth.

Made for a pleasant shave.