Thread: Scuttles?

I wasn't to sure were to post this, but where did some of you guys get your scuttles? I been looking to try and find a good one online but am having a tough time trying to find a good one for me. Any help!!?!?!?!?

I got mine from Here
the one piece double wall scuttle, only mine is the bigger version which is not listed right now.

I have a Dirty Bird also, great piece.

I have a few, Georgetown Pottery G5, And The Dirty Bird, Large..I recommend the Dirtybird, its larger, holds more water....heat retention about the same...

I have the schwarzweisskeramik. (probably not the correct spelling) Alittle expensive but I say it is worth it. A fantastic piece of craftmanship from Germany.

just wondering..were the old fashioned soap scuttles from "yesteryear" 40+ years ago better or the same in every area of lather as lets say...SRD scuttles or Dirty Bird scuttles.?

PcDad

The old type scuttles were a totally different animal than the new ones. These new breeds are really designed to keep the brush and lather warm while the old ones were used to make the lather and keep the lather warm and the brush too. The design is very different.

Originally Posted by Andrevs20

I wasn't to sure were to post this, but where did some of you guys get your scuttles? I been looking to try and find a good one online but am having a tough time trying to find a good one for me. Any help!!?!?!?!?

There are a lot of different ones available, and they are designed to do different things. Some are designed to lather in and keep that lather warm, some are to lather in and hold more hot water to dip your bristles in, some are just to keep the brush warm. Of all the ones I have had a chance to actually try out (5 or 6 different ones from different makers), my favorite for MY usage is the SRD. It's a brush scuttle (not intended to create lather in it; if you want to lather in your scuttle it's not for you) and has the best heat retention I've seen.

Originally Posted by pcdad

just wondering..were the old fashioned soap scuttles from "yesteryear" 40+ years ago better or the same in every area of lather as lets say...SRD scuttles or Dirty Bird scuttles.?

PcDad

The old ones were DIFFERENT - they were designed for a different purpose. Back before running hot water, you needed something to hold hot water while you shaved, and these scuttles did that; a place to put your soap puck a place to hold hot water and, for the most part, nowhere to actually make lather. Most modern ones seem designed to create and heat lather OR to keep your brush warm. Asking what is better is like asking "which is better, a shotgun or a pistol?"

Originally Posted by Andrevs20

I wasn't to sure were to post this, but where did some of you guys get your scuttles? I been looking to try and find a good one online but am having a tough time trying to find a good one for me. Any help!!?!?!?!?

This is the old-time scuttle that was discussed in another post: . The reservoir opening on the side is large enough to warm the brush and the top has three holes underneath to swirl the brush and warm the lather. In the days before running water, boiling water was placed in the reservoir to allow for a warm shave. I have never used one of these but I would suspect that they don't work as well as the newer ones.

The Schwarzweisskeramik discussed (see reviews) in another post is also my post happens to be my go-to scuttle as well (I have the small) because it has a place to dip the brush.

The Dirty Bird (see reviews) probably wins the popularity contest from what I can tell from reading shaving forums and it's a wonderful piece of work.

Thanks every body. I used the search box and found interested in the dirty bird scuttle. Does any one have pics of the webbed like lathering ridges? I'm curious to see what that looks like.