Thread: Surely I can’t be the only one doing this?

I do various versions of this bowl-in-bowl (or cup) system. Here I’m using a metal shaving bowl inside a coffee cup/mug. In this case the bowl fits exactly
Hot water in the mug of course.

That's how my skuttle works.

I used the bowl in a bowl method (Van Der Hagen lathering bowl inside larger bowl) to see if I like it shaving with warm lather before investing more money in a scuttle.

I found another match will try this next time

I used to use that method when I first started. That's the poor man's scuttle. However a proper scuttle holds way more water and keeps the lather much warmer longer.

Originally Posted by outback

That's how my skuttle works.

Damn! Look at you Mr Fancy pants.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

...That's the poor man's scuttle....

Hence your username? :P
I have soaps of various sizes, and I could never decide which scuttle to go for, but I’m open to suggestions.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Damn! Look at you Mr Fancy pants.

Sometimes... We must self indulge.

I guess I should have called this thread “improvised scuttles”.
Another match, in this case neither the metal bowl nor the mug were bought for shaving purposes, but the setup fits the larger soaps, such as this Tabac, perfectly.