Thread: Shaving scuttle

Is a 3 1/2 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches deep bowl on a shaving scuttle deep enough for most soaps? (looking specifically at mitchell's wool fat but would like it to fit a variety of soaps)

Truthfully, it's a little small, but it's the size I use, and the size I like. I want to be sure I understand what you're asking here, however.
My scuttle is about that size but I use it as a brush scuttle, that is, I use it to keep my brush warm as I shave. I would not use my scuttle to store soap in.
My soap bowls are also about that size, again by preference. I use the soap bowls to load soap on my brush prior to face lathering.
I hope this is clear. If not please ask!

Originally Posted by Mike12345

Truthfully, it's a little small, but it's the size I use, and the size I like. I want to be sure I understand what you're asking here, however.
My scuttle is about that size but I use it as a brush scuttle, that is, I use it to keep my brush warm as I shave. I would not use my scuttle to store soap in.
My soap bowls are also about that size, again by preference. I use the soap bowls to load soap on my brush prior to face lathering.
I hope this is clear. If not please ask!

Ah ok I didnt know that you dont store soap in there. Do you shave a little soap of to use in the scuttle bowl? How does it work? I assume you lather your soap in there because the scuttle bowl has ridges. But I might be wrong. Im just shopping and doing research for my husband

Glad to help!
There are two ways to use a scuttle, one is how I do it, load the brush on a puck of soap, then make lather directly on my face, then use my warm scuttle to store my brush for subsequent passes and more warmed lather.
The other way I think is more common, judging by the size of the most commonly bought scuttles. You would load your brush up on a puck of soap then use your brush in the scuttle to whip up lather. This accounts for the ridges on the inside of the scuttle. Since the scuttle is warmed by warm water, the lather you make would be nice and warm. The warmed lather is then applied to your face. A scuttle used this way has to be larger since you are building lather in it.
So I have a bowl just for soap, which I use for loading up the brush.
Hope this helps.

I just received this, used it a week now, besides a work art, man this one keeps the foam and brush piping warm. Very happy with it and is large easy basin to make mounds of foam.

Originally Posted by shoppingforhim

Ah ok I didnt know that you dont store soap in there. Do you shave a little soap of to use in the scuttle bowl? How does it work? I assume you lather your soap in there because the scuttle bowl has ridges. But I might be wrong. Im just shopping and doing research for my husband

I melt a small soap puck to the bottom of my scuttle. That way, all I have to do is put hot water in the scuttle and wet the brush, and I only need the scuttle, not an additional bowl for the soap. The only problem with this is that if you like using different soaps all the time, you can't. But I just use up the soap at the bottom then melt another puck in there when I need it.

Ive heard you won't get the best lather from using a scuttle with MWF. I haven't used one to lather it but I can get a good lather with MWF either using my palm or lathering directly on my face.

I can get a great lather with mwf in a bowl scuttle and palm and face just got to keep swirling

MWF? This is new to me whats it mean

MWF= Mitchell's Wool Fat