Thread: Scuttle under Construction

They are looking very nice. I personally like the large handle> the glaze came out nice as well.

thanks guys! seems like we are alll still kinda on the same page. So with the votes favouring a lid it looks like I'll have to try that too. do you envision leaving the brush out of the scuttle when the lid is on?

I dont know if this has been mentioned, but.....

can you make a lid with a small "cut out" for the brush? Kind of like the old style sugar bowls that had a slot in the lid so the small spoon could stay inside of the sugar? Would this work? I dont see a tonne of heat escaping if the bristles are inside the lather, and the lid is on.

Good idea? Bad idea?

if you need testers...I'm in toronto...domestic shipping!!

love the pics

Originally Posted by Maxi

I dont know if this has been mentioned, but.....

can you make a lid with a small "cut out" for the brush? Kind of like the old style sugar bowls that had a slot in the lid so the small spoon could stay inside of the sugar? Would this work? I dont see a tonne of heat escaping if the bristles are inside the lather, and the lid is on.

Good idea? Bad idea?

if you need testers...I'm in toronto...domestic shipping!!

love the pics

You know, I was thinking along those lines too. It might work.
Dave

For the issue of the inner bowl moving around, why don't you put a notch in with the lid fitted to it? That way it won't move around and you don't need to hold it. Just throwing it out there

I'm still tending towards a one piece unit for several reasons;

1. The thing that appeals to me the most about straight edge shaving is its simple elegance. Its about as basic as you can get. While a two piece unit may seem more versatile by allowing you to use the outer shell as a lather bowl/shaving mug, it seems to me that by trying to be many things it becomes less optimized for one thing... sorta like a 1970s stereo system with built in turntable/8 track player/radio receiver instead of single components. A one piece unit is just a scuttle. Hopefully a real good scuttle. If someone wants a lather bowl with apothecary handle I can make it for them as a seperate item.

2. In a two piece unit the inner bowl must, by design, rest against the outer bowl near the top, but in a fused unit there can be a space between the two bowls all the way up the sides to allow for more water.

3. In a one piece unit there is one less piece to fumble/drop and break.

However, I am still open to discussion, and a lid is still possible for a one piece.

Dave

Originally Posted by dgstr8

1. If someone wants a lather bowl with apothecary handle I can make it for them as a seperate item.

2. In a two piece unit the inner bowl must, by design, rest against the outer bowl near the top, but in a fused unit there can be a space between the two bowls all the way up the sides to allow for more water.

However, I am still open to discussion, and a lid is still possible for a one piece.

Dave

Sounds exactly like the scuttle i have in mind!! (Yes, still "stalking" this thread )

Cheers,

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