Thread: Georgetown Pottery G5

I read through a lot of posts this week. I didn't see any that were specifically about the newest G5 scuttle.

I don't own any other so I am not going to make any comparisons.

I did measure the capacity of it this morning and it seems to have much more room than reported in previous models.

The outer water jacket holds 235 mils (7.9oz). The bowl holds 300 mils (10.1oz).

Bald Frog works very well in it and I have no problems whipping up MWF. I mention it because I've seen other people complain about MWF. I do run both soaps through a cheese grater and start out with chips in the bowl rather than trying to load the brush.

It's a beauty and I flat don't have room on my sink for a larger one. I fill both chambers with hot tap water while I shower and the lather stays very warm throughout the shave. The bowl is deep so a longer handled brush is next on my list.

They ran out of stock during the Christmas rush but I went ahead and ordered one. It arrived exactly when they said it would.

I have the G-5. It's sure a looker however it doesn't keep the lather hot very long. It contains too little water and the walls are too thick. By comparison my Oskar holds about 3 times the water and has thinner walls and works great.

Have you measured the capacity?

Why does wall thickness have a big impact? When I heat mine up in the sink I put hot water outside and inside, so then entire scuttle is hot.

I own 2 G-5's and I use near boiling water to keep the fires stoked. I agree it takes a lot of heat to radiate thru that thick side wall. I also place a little aluminum foil lid on top as well.

Do you put water inside the bowl to preheat it, or just in the jacket?

I fire up the kettle and get it to a near boil, I fill the jacket insert stopper and yes I do place water in the bowl for as long as it takes to walk from the kitchen to the bathroom and get set up to shave. By then there's enough heat radiating to well last my entire shave. I like the Georgetowns because they look beautiful. With all that color swirl.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have the G-5. It's sure a looker however it doesn't keep the lather hot very long. It contains too little water and the walls are too thick. By comparison my Oskar holds about 3 times the water and has thinner walls and works great.

Big +1 here. I have the GTP G5, and it does not hold the heat. It does look nice, and the rubber cork is a nice touch, but lacks functionallity.
YMMV.

Should this thread be moved to Misc Shaving Eqpmt thread??

I have a G5 and love it. I use hot water inside and in the bowl and let it set for 10 minutes. Then I dump out the water and refill the inside. I never use the rubber stopper. I keeps my lather warm for three passes - everytime.

How well a scuttle works is a function of how much water it holds and the thickness of the walls. If the walls are very thick it requires that much more water to heat and keep it hot and if you combine that with a small quantity of water you are in trouble. My son uses my G-5 and preheating it with hot tap water (and I have very hot tap water) and then filling it again and using a DE for shaving he has enough to complete the shave and he's about out of heat. When I used it for a straight shave it simply didn't last even using boiling water in it. By comparison my Oskar scuttle holds around 20 oz of water and has thinner walls. When I preheat with tap water and then refill my lather stays well hot through an entire straight shave and when I spill out the water at the end it's still very hot. By comparison the G-5 water is ice cold when I spill it out at the end of the shave.