Im looking for a good bowl but lots are so much money for a dumb bowl to shave with. Does any one think this would be a good ideal? Attachment 102128 keeping in mind I am marines lol But it is a $12 dollar big soup mug. :y
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Im looking for a good bowl but lots are so much money for a dumb bowl to shave with. Does any one think this would be a good ideal? Attachment 102128 keeping in mind I am marines lol But it is a $12 dollar big soup mug. :y
Got my bowl at the Sally Ann for 69 cents I believe it was. I found that one about 4-5 inches in dia. and about 3-4 inches deep with a slight flair out at the top works for me. Narrower and/or deeper and I am banging the brush against the sides while whipping up a lather.
Bob
Right now I am using a ceramic bowl I found in our cabinets that we never use. (Don't tell my wife.) I am in the process of ordering a scuttle from Robert's Feats of Clay. I say if your not looking into a scuttle, then any soup mug or latte mug will do just fine.
It is a matter of personal taste, I myself like your Semper Fi mug and can not see you doing any better.
As long as you can get your brush in with ample room to make lather without the dimensions getting in the way, then you have the perfect bowl.
The giant soup mugs are cool. I like to browse the secondhand stores for bowls and soap dishes. Here's what I came up with for a homemade scuttle/bowl:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/misce...e-scuttle.html
Cheap...and the stainless conducts heat well. Keeps my lather nice and warm.
Cheers!
Switched over to using a Suribachi a few months ago. Works great with all soaps and creams.
I picked up a nice handmade miso soup bowl in china town :) was only $5. It has a rough texture on the inside which helps whip up the lather quick. Fits in the palm of my hand well too.
Before scuttles, i used a metal candy dish because it would heat up quickly.
Gentlemen,
I have a variety of bowls, including a classic pewter and one in copper. My preferred is the handsome Ayars/Bonnyman lather bowl, although mine was modified slightly smaller by Sara Bonnyman. Alas, these days I face lather and my lather bowls sit idle. The important point to note is that any bowl will work as long as it's large enough to allow the brush to swirl with ease. If you can find something with some type of a ridge in it, that will work even better to trap the lather.
SRD Hand thrown pottery apothecary bowl. It's big and meaty and I like hand thrown pottery....way to go Lynn and Don ! ;)
At the moment i use a scuttle,but in the past i used a glasbowl that i found at a fleamarket.(cheap think about 50cents) In early day they use this bowl to present bonbons. Its 10cm deep so perfect to wipp up some lather.b
I too use a scuttle that I got from Julie at Dirty Bird Pottery. But, I also have her Bill Bowl. It's really nice size, and it has lathering swirls in the bottom. The handle us also really cool. It's kind of like an upside down coffee mug handle, so my thumb fits perfectly while holding it to make my lather. I dig it! I think I paid $24 or close to that. Julie makes great stuff, that is total quality. You wont be disappointed IMHO.:beer1:
I usually fcee lather nowadays, but otherwise use a blue enameled tin cup. It came as part of a shaving soap package playfully named the "Sourdough Shave Box" from Glacier Smoothie soaps in Juneau, Alaska.
I alternate between 3. I've got a silver plated shaving cup with the metal insert. Great for really cold mornings as the metal insert does a great job of keeping the brush and the lather warm. Next is a Georgetown Pottery G5 scuttle. I use this most of the time. Lastly, I've got a little bowl with big ridges in the bottom that a local potter made up for me.
Here's my bowl:
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It's made by a guy called Steve Woodhead in the UK.
I've also got two of his scuttles as well - they're great bits of kit.
Here's some very fine scuttle pics. Basically, it's a teapot (which may have 2 internal chambers) into which warm water is poured into to warm your lather and/or brush.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/misce...w-scuttle.html
Hope this helps.
mla
it's a mug with a perforated top that the puck sits on top of.On the side of the mug is a sort of side hole/vent that the brush rests in to stay moist. There are a few differing opinions as to the how and why of a scuttle Shaving Scuttle By Col. Conk .
I use a Woodhead scuttle from the UK that I acquired used in the US from a shaving classified web site. I also have the matching soap bowl with cover. It makes fine lather and keeps it warm for as long as I need it. For straight razor shaves, I like to add a few drops of glycerin, a dollop of Bigelow cream (green), and then dribble lather from my mug into the scuttle as I miake the lather in my shaving mug. The whole thing is then mixed together by my brush in the scuttle. I am impressed by the quality of Woodhead's ceramic work and the high artistic quality of its glazing.
I keep my soap pucks in thrift store acquired low sided flat bottomed mugs of the appropriate shape and in local ceramic shop hand-made ramkins of a similar shape but having no handle. The ceramics add a pleasant aesthetic touch to my shaving den. FWIW, I like the mugs to be about 2.5 - 3.0 inches high, about 3.25 inches in inside diameter, and with a flat bottom. The important thing is that the sides of the mug be high enough above the puck to avoid lather overflow, but not so high that the handle of the brush and fingers bang against the inside of the mug. It is best for the puck to be a not-too-tight press fit into the mug to avoid puck rotation when making lather. This may require grating a small amount of soap off the rim of the new puck. If the new puck is too tight, it may jamb tightly inside the mug before getting close to the bottom of the mug. If the puck is slightly too small, one can grate the remains of the previous puck and jamb them into the crack between the mug and new puck. A good mug to help one gauge convenient mug size and shape is the vintage Old Spice mug. The easiest soaps to get into any mug are the Italian soft soaps such as Cella, just cut some off the 1 Kg block and easily mold it into the bottom of any bowl or mug.
HTH
Hi USMC,
I rescued a big ol' measuring cup from a restaurant. It is a 12 cup plastic mixing bowl that works very well. However, I think keeping with the theme is great too. Using the Semper-Fi soap bowl sounds best to me!!
Good luck bro!
M
I have a wooden change bowl that my grandfather used for his pocket change as long as I can remember. anyone see any issues with using that as a bowl for lathering up?
I just got back from the beach. I had forgotten to take a brush and face lathering with my hands was a pain. It worked fine, but it left my hands full of soap and was messy. I went to Rite-Aid and bought the VDH "shave kit". I didn't like the Boar bristle brush that came with it and have a better one at home, but I loved the bowl that came with it and the soap was good too. All for $10.00. I'm going to keep using the soap and bowl.
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A Marvy rubber shaving mug. Large, durable, has a handle. Keep my soap in it.
I also bought the VDH Shave Kit when it was marked down at a local pharmacy. I gave the black handled boar brush away unused because I was already using the white handled deluxe VDH brush in my rotation. I like the VDH deluxe brush for soaps, but have not yet tried a higher end boar brush which I intend to do. I also use a Simpson Chubby #1 Best, and a Merkur Vision badger in my rotation. The green VDH bowl is a good size and I use it to soak my brush while I shower. The VDH soap is OK. I usually use MWF, Tabac, ProRaso, Mama Bear Almond. or Cella, but found no problems with the VDH that came in the kit.
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At home, the ridged soap dish. In my camper, the tiny enamelled pie plate. On the road, the silicone cupcake mold.
Although I have multiple Mugs, Bowls, Vintage Scuttles, and Moss style scuttles to use, and I do use them :) heck I even have a special Christmas Bowl :p
But this is still one of the cheapest and effective bowls I have found it is available at Walmart for either $1.97 or $2.97 in the Housewares Dept. made of good soild heavy glass it stands level in the sink full of hot water, and offers a built in grip for the hand, it also stays warm through the shave :p
Anchor Hocking Large Sundae Bowl...
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I'm still using a $2.50 soup mug/giant coffee cup from Walmart that I put on a $4 Mr. Coffee cup warmer...cover it with a damp washcloth to slow the evaporation and you have to add a little hot water to the brush if the shave goes long, but Hot Lather to the end....
I use a mug. It's attached to the front of my head. I'm very fond of it, I've had it since I was born.
Gives new meaning to the term "shaving mug".
I just went for this one. 15$ inc. shipping. Will not break when I eventually drops it ;)
Measurement 2 1/4" hight and 5 " dia approximately.
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I have to say that the saving money on shaving thing was just to get my wife to buy in. I love to use my Dirty Bird scuttle and bowl. Julie does great work.
I use it every morning, except when I'm traveling.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...about-1910.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...oven-shave.jpg
My Granddad got the shaving mug for his confirmation about 1910 or so. He used it for shaving all his life. I still remember him using it when I was a young boy. When he died in the 1970ies, I inherited it from him. It is made in Norway by Porsgrund porselen.
Got my bowl from a fleamarket. Its a 10cm deep glas bonbonbowl. Works great for 1 or 2 bugs
Awesome Otto! I only wish I had something that cool with a great history like that. Cherish it!:beer1:
I use a french onion soup bowl I found at a yard sale for $0.75 (Canadian Currency;)