Thread: Lather cold by the second shave

My scuttle from SRD arrived yesterday afternoon and I tried it this morning. The heavy pottery holds the heat much better than the 2 bowls I stole from my wife's kitchen. I think this scuttle will be hard to improve on.

I have two extra Schwarzweisskeramik scuttles brand new, a white basic and a white XL both including the extra soap dish. Since I bought a Moss I haven't used either. PM me if interested.

I just use a very large coffee cup with a soap puck stuck in the bottom and the hottest water that comes out of the tap (faucet). Provided that you shave quickly and efficiently the soap lather stays warm enough without a lot of diddling around trying to keep it hot.

I have a latte mug that I use to build my lather, (Soap sits in a seperate dish) when I first get ready to shower, I fill the mug with hot tap water (as hot as the tap will go) and fill the sink with hot water too, I let the filled cup sit in the filled sink (the brush is in the cup wetting down)

Then when I shave I dump out the cup but leave it sitting in the water as I shave, nice warm lather

Want warm lather, then buy a 5$ candle warmer along with a ceramic (not metal) lathering bowl $2 from Wal-Mart. It works great. I even checked the surface temps to make sure it would not harm my silver-tip brush. The warmer is limited at ~220 so the lather barely reaches 120 degrees in the bowl. No harm to the brush sitting in the lather between passes. I get three WARM lather passes from one bowl of cream. Enjoy.

karlej,
Scuttles are great for this. i have a large Dirtybird scuttle that is beautifully crafted and works extremely well. Unfortunately, i have been enjoying face lathering and do not use the scuttle. i will probably sell it as soon as i allowed to post on this site.
Good luck

groovyd,
Do you enjoy the Moss scuttle more so than the Schwarzweisskeramik and why?

I just ordered a Robert Becker scuttle # 009 in Night Sky. It has a brush cup that is part of the water reservoir and a lid. Seems very reasonably priced. I'm looking forward to comparing it with my SRD scuttle. Currently I just use hot tap water in the SRD scuttle but I'm going to try hot water from the tea kettle in the Becker scuttle and see what the difference is.

Well, to add my 2 cents worth...
I use a Bonneyman/Moss scuttle filled with very hot tap water. I leave it alongside the washbasin, with the brush soaking in hot water in the bowl of the scuttle, while I shower. The scuttle is at perfect temperature for lathermaking after 5 minutes and stays warm for the whole shave...bliss in an unheated bathroom!

Originally Posted by karlej

Some where in these forums I read of filling 2 bowls with hot water. Once both bowls are heated up you dump the water from the bowl you'll make the lather in. The other you dump out enough water so it does not over flow when you put your lathering bowl in it to stay warm.
I tried it this morning and the lather was toasty warm for the 2nd shave. Neat trick.
I see a pottery scuttle for sale at Straight Razor Designs. Looks like it does the same thing. Has anyone tried it?
I'm just 5 full shaves into the straight razor so still lots to learn.

Seems a bit complicated. I recommend just getting a scuttle. They are great.