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Hi guys,
I have just chipped my regular porcelain shaving bowl on the tap. I have a very small sink where I am currently staying and think this could easily happen again with even more serious results. Do any of you have any experience of steel or nickle shaving bowls as I thought one of these may hold the key to my problem? Do the hold heat well? Are they ergonomic and easy to use?
Thanks,
Harry
Well... the ergonomic nature will depend on the shape, not the material, and it will also be subjective. Proposed solution: Hold it before you buy it. If it fits your hand, it's ergonomic (for you.)
Metal will take and release heat quicker than more refractory materials, among them ceramics and porcelain, which will take heat slower and also hold on to it longer. It will also depend on mass, so the thicker the vessel, the longer it'll hold the heat.
I'd think you'll end up with a dinged nickel bowl, rather than a chipped porcelain one if you don't fix what led to the chip to begin with. It may be as simple as putting your bowl elsewhere, but only you can determine that. Perhaps being more deliberate when you move the bowl may help.
Whichever way you go, best of luck!
I traded out of my metal bowls because they don't lather quite as well and they sure lose heat fast.
Been using a sterling silver candy dish for years...THe issue with it was I had to hold it at a cant under the sink to heat the outside while whipping the lather.. Then the heat would disapate quickly when I put it on the counter...I bought a Georgetown scuttle and the lather is great now..The only issue now is I miss the wide mouth on the candy dish.
I did this,SS bowl I found at an asian grocery store,is double wall,epoxied a copper elbow into the side,put a drip hole oppisite on the inside,holds about 8oz of hot tap water.keeps lather hot for about 20 mins.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...cuttlehole.jpg
Another view.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...scuttle001.jpg
I fill the sink with hot water, and float my bowl in it. That keeps the lather nice and warm.
Charles
Hello, Harry:
You might want to try a traditional-style pewter shaving mug. I have this and it works relatively well. The only problem with it, and others like it, is the smooth texture inside the bowl. I like some ridges to help trap the lather. Here is the link:
Pewter Shaving Mug Fits Large or Small Soaps - Knifecenter.com
Regards,
Obie
Classic shaving also have metal bowls. I would have used the original plastic tubs from Mama Bear or Proraso.
Thanks for your help guys. Shall ponder this one out and maybe buy one to try... If I get one I'll post again to say how it goes.
I really like that double metal bowl, pure genius
-dan-
Yeah that. I have my day one huge ceramic soup mug and recently bought a small metal bowl. The metal bowl is OK but seems quite a bit more bouyant than the ceramic mug. The mug seems to sink to the bottom of the sink even with water over half way up the outside of the mug. The bowl, in contrast seems to float in even a little bit of water. Nowhere near as stable as the mug.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpcohen1945
I was in Muji (Japanese general stores in England) yesterday and bought an inexpensive wooden bowl that seams perfect for shaving. Although it doesn't retain heat it doesn't make the lather cold either. Seams pretty good so far...
pictures please!Quote:
Originally Posted by hhornsey
--Shoki
Speaking of alternate shave bowls, I often use a Japanese rice bowl. Perfect in size (for me) and cost me about fifty cents at my local Asian market.
I use a salsa bowl from Walmart/Target for about a buck. Nice textured surface for working up my uberlather. No heat conduction or retention tho.
This has worked extremely well for me (also a doublewalled metal bowl with a homemade hole in it):
YouTube - Homemade Scuttle
Nice scuttle. Its like you designed the XL for yourself before getting the XL? Minus the handle of course!
Nice:))))))))))))))))
If you're set on metal, you may want to check out the StainlessLux "Stainless Steel Condiment Bowl / Dip Bowl" on Amazon. I've got this bowl's little brother - the ice cream bowl - and if I were making the decision again, I'd go with the bigger one. The ice cream bowl works great, but I'd prefer if it were just a tiny bit bigger. The points both bowls have in their favor: lather-friendly satin interior, non-flimsy steel, and a rubber gasket/foot thing that doubles as a nice grippable handle. They also don't leap out of your medicine cabinet and shatter, unlike the terracotta ramekins I was using.