A shoutout to Dirty Bird Pottery!

Last night was my 3rd attempt at the straight edge. The first 2 attempts were very disappointing. I rushed my lather, my stropping, everything. Last night was awesome though. I broke in my new Dirty Bird 1.5 scuttle. First off Julie at DBP was so helpful and friendly. The scuttle itself was an absolute work of art and was much larger than expected. It held a ton of hot water and held the heat forever. The lather just exploded out of it. It was like whipped cream. Warm, soft, and plentiful. I know I'm completely wet behind the ears at this new obsession of mine but you just can't go wrong with this scuttle. Just my .02. Thanks

-Alex

I have been meaning to add a Dirty Bird Scuttle to my den. I have a small Moss scuttle that I love but it would be nice to add a large scuttle to my collection for days that I feel like bowl lathering.

Thanks. I'm sold. Now I just need to get the money from the boss (wifey). After dumping a lot on my new gear this might take a while.

i also love my DB 1.5, it keeps the lather warm for a whole 3 pass shave and it looks great on the bathroom counter. i highly recommend one

-dan-

Great to hear. I just put in my order for a 1.5 - just have to wait for the post man.

where's the pic's ?

Congrats! I have heard great things about her scuttles.

@AlexRankin Welcome to the obsession...I mean forum. The first two shaves are supposed to be disappointing. The rest of us would hate you if they weren't. If you are seeing improvement by three, I think you are well on your way!

My wife has finally grown tired of me using one of our small ice cream bowls (deep and narrow) as a shaving bowl, so I'm scuttle shopping. I'm a bowl latherer and I'm torn between the 1.5 scuttle and a brush scuttle/lathering bowl set.

What color did you get? Got any pics?

I ordered a custom black scuttle two years ago from her. Her service and friendliness were amazing.

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That's a beautiful scuttle--great colors. That looks like quite a large one. (I have a large Moss scuttle and the inside diameter is around 3-1/2".)
It's great having warm lather through the whole shave!

Nice looking scuttle.

I just ordered the brush scuttle and "Bill" bowl. I'm pretty excited to get them and try them out.

--David

looks great, mine has the same color pattern and i love it

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I ordered a custom black scuttle two years ago from her. Her service and friendliness were amazing.

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I asked her about a solid black scuttle, but she doesn't have a black glaze. She sent me a pic of a real nice blue/brown glaze she doesn't show on her site. Struggled over that and the spice gold on red (my second choice over black) for about 10 minutes and ordered the blue/brown. She's putting my name on it for a small extra charge.

I just talked to Julie at Dirtybird and she said she will customize the dirtybird 1.5 scuttle to include a dribble port and modify the shape of the bowl so that the lather will fall back in instead of creeping over the top.
Just include those details in the notes. You can place the dribble port anywhere on the inside of the bowl.
I think i'd have mine added right where the handle is so it will be easiest to tilt and add a touch of water to the mix while keeping your hands dry! Such an sweet feature!

If enough interest is shown in those kick ass new features, she'll add them as standard!