Thread: Warming your lather

Originally Posted by Lakebound

S-Scuttle from Schwartzweisskeramik



Frank

Very nice.

Roger

Originally Posted by cubancigar2000

Very nice Frank, where did you buy it

Actually, it was a Christmas gift from my Son and Wife. But, this is the place to buy them. Hand made in Germany.

Frank

Originally Posted by k5MOW

Very nice.

Roger

Thank you Roger and it works like a dream. It is a cherished gift that I use for every shave and will never be without.

Frank

Gentlemen,
I face lather using the small Moss scuttle, one designed for keeping the brush warm rather than for making lather. Plain hot water from the sink faucet is sufficient to keep my lather warm. If I want to make lather in a bowl, I use the matching bowl and then transfer the lather into the scuttle.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Then I got all fancy and bought a real scuttle.

In all honesty, I am thinking about going back to the coffee cup and stainless. That earthenware they use on scuttles kind of takes forever to heat up, whereas the stainless takes heat like a champ!

Rome wasn't built in a day. That time it takes to heat the crockery also means that it will also take a while to cool off, thus keeping your lather warm over a longer period of time.



I fill my scuttle with hot water (straight hot) from the shower and add my brush to its compartment to soak prior to jumping in. After the shower, I dump the water in the scuttle and refill with hot from the sink while I get set to shave. It stays plenty warm through out the shave with this routine. In fact, when I am cleaning up after rinsing the scuttle out, it is still warm enough to dry instantly when wiped down.

I also heat my Woodhead scuttle by filling it with hot tap water and later draining and refilling before the shave. Works well as long as the water reservoir is large.

I also like the stainless bowl insert idea. It should heat instantly and stay warm as long as the water reservoir is large. Could be an inexpensive "scuttle" option if the right insert and bowl combo can be found.

How large a water reservoir (heat sink) you need depends on how much time is needed to shave. The faster the shave, the shorter the time the lather must stay warm.

It is important to recognize that the warmer the lather, the faster it dries and thickens in the bowl and the more often it will need to be refreshened by the addition of water and remixing.

I use a scuttle I got from Straight Razor Designs. Nice & big, works well.

I have been using a scuttle in the wintertime for several years, mine's from Sara Bonnyman, the small sized, just big enough for the brush. I face lather anyway, have tried the larger Georgetown and Dirty Bird models, and they lost heat quicker.

Originally Posted by Splashone

I fill my scuttle with hot water (straight hot) from the shower and add my brush to its compartment to soak prior to jumping in. After the shower, I dump the water in the scuttle and refill with hot from the sink while I get set to shave. It stays plenty warm through out the shave with this routine. In fact, when I am cleaning up after rinsing the scuttle out, it is still warm enough to dry instantly when wiped down.

What is that scuttle?? I've never seen one like it before and I can't seem to figure out how it works.... it's really cool

It is a made by Jack Olive and available through Side Street Studio in Victoria, BC. There is this one with a Salmon motif or Orca. The smaller bowl where you soak your brush is where you fill it. I was looking for a scuttle that did not look like a pitcher and had some brighter colors on it. It is not perfect. If I could change two things I would move the brush scuttle outboard a little and I would make the main bowl deeper. Having said that, I still like it a lot.