Soap Dish Shaving Bowl

Recently my wife bought an old fashioned butter dish from a pottery maker. The dish consisted of a bowl with a wide base and a dome lid that fit over the top. When I opened the package I thought she had bought me a dish to keep shaving soap in. I thought about this for a while and really liked the idea so I searched for a soap dish shaving bowl combination and could not find one. I don't think I am the first to have this idea but did not find what I was looking for. So, I went back to the artist and asked if he could change the butter dish design slightly and make what I had in mind. The size of the dish is based on the dimensions of a puck of Mitchell's Wool Fat. That is one of the larger diameter pucks out there so smaller pucks will fit too if I ever change it up. The dome lit had a handle that can be a support when used as a bowl or held in hand when making lather. I am attaching photos of the end result. It is much better in person and far exceeded my expectations.

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Very cool! Who is the potter?

Of all the bowls, scuttles and mugs I have seen, including the bowls and mugs that I've adjusted myself, that is, as they say, the cat's meow. Please tell your potter to start production on a large amount of them cause I'm sure there would be a long line waiting for them, with me at the head of the line. Even like the color combination. One question. Did you have the potter do dots and ridges on the inside of the lid?

yes, i agree that is a cool idea. a bowl and soap dish in one! texture on the inside would make it perfect.

Very Nice/Duo Purpose with Self Contained Storage. I like it! :tu

Please keep us up to date about the willingness of the potter to make more. Perhaps Santa Cuda could bring me one for Christmas :shrug:

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

Very Nice/Duo Purpose with Self Contained Storage. I like it! :tu

Please keep us up to date about the willingness of the potter to make more. Perhaps Santa Cuda could bring me one for Christmas :shrug:

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Santa Cuda might bring ya one..... That is .......IF.... and I mean IF Roy is on the "good" list and not the "naughty" list.

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Originally Posted by Willisf

Santa Cuda might bring ya one..... That is .......IF.... and I mean IF Roy is on the "good" list and not the "naughty" list.

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Last year I told 'Santa' that I'd been 'GOOD'

He died laughing:

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This is the link to the potter. I am sure he would be thrilled to know that other people are excited about this concept.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WheelWorksPottery

I am 100% satisfied with the item I have, however, if I did another one I would change two things.

1. Put dots or ridges on the underside of the lid/bottom of bowl. I agree with the others that this would help. I was so focused on getting the dimensions of the soap dish part right I did not think enough about the lather making portion.

2. Make the knob handle of the lid wider. I sent the same photos to the artist to show him the final result. He suggested it should have had a wider knob for stability. After using the lather bowl I understand this now. My original design thoughts were that you hold the knob while making lather and lathering your face. This works exactly like I thought. During a shave though if you need to touch up some lather and swirl the lather in the bowl to refresh the lather I can see where if you were over eager it could tip. I have not had issues with tipping but can see where a wider knob would be better just in case.

Maybe I can convince my wife that this is a generation 1 prototype and that I need to get a generation 2 design with the above changes. Then I can start collecting soap dish shave bowls. I need to start by buying more soap pucks so I have a need to get another soap dish.

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Originally Posted by ericd

This is the link to the potter. I am sure he would be thrilled to know that other people are excited about this concept.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WheelWorksPottery

I am 100% satisfied with the item I have, however, if I did another one I would change two things.

1. Put dots or ridges on the underside of the lid/bottom of bowl. I agree with the others that this would help. I was so focused on getting the dimensions of the soap dish part right I did not think enough about the lather making portion.

2. Make the knob handle of the lid wider. I sent the same photos to the artist to show him the final result. He suggested it should have had a wider knob for stability. After using the lather bowl I understand this now. My original design thoughts were that you hold the knob while making lather and lathering your face. This works exactly like I thought. During a shave though if you need to touch up some lather and swirl the lather in the bowl to refresh the lather I can see where if you were over eager it could tip. I have not had issues with tipping but can see where a wider knob would be better just in case.

Maybe I can convince my wife that this is a generation 1 prototype and that I need to get a generation 2 design with the above changes. Then I can start collecting soap dish shave bowls. I need to start by buying more soap pucks so I have a need to get another soap dish.

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You would only need a new lid section, just make sure the gap between the base of the bowl and the support is large enough to comfortably fit your fingers so probably 30mm or so.

Hello all....I am the potter that made the item referenced here.

I am THRILLED with the comments and the responses to this piece. I have just entered my post-production time and have decided that I am going to play around with this design based on the feedback I have read here. I will return with a new design and example in a week or two. My site is: www.wheelworkspottery.etsy.com. I am excited to have a new challenge. Let's see what Gen 2 looks like! Stay tuned!

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Originally Posted by pvita1961

Hello all....I am the potter that made the item referenced here.

I am THRILLED with the comments and the responses to this piece. I have just entered my post-production time and have decided that I am going to play around with this design based on the feedback I have read here. I will return with a new design and example in a week or two. My site is: www.wheelworkspottery.etsy.com. I am excited to have a new challenge. Let's see what Gen 2 looks like! Stay tuned!

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This is great. I saw this thread earlier today and I just had to tell him how much people were appreciating his work. I sent him a link to this place and now he's here. I think that the idea is awesome and I think that is great that we can give more business to small business owners.

I'll be on the look out for you new work [emoji106] [emoji2]

I'm interested in your product as well. I'd suggest you make the handle on the lid wide enough to act as a stable base for the lid to stand on with a brush in it. Wide and flat with a sharp groove where it meets the lid would allow it to be gripped or cupped in the hand and then set aside without lying on its side. It's almost there now.

Hi Patrick,

I think you'll find that demand will exceed 6-12 by the end of November. :) Probably by the end of September. There are plenty of people willing to test prototypes.

That is absolutely awesome.... Would love a black and gold one!

Well, welcome to you pvita1961. You have a winner on your hands in that design!

Please bear in mind that you can't do business etc on the open forum. We have a vendors corner and an eBay thread for this purpose.

I don't want to sound like a grump but you will get pulled up for it.

Need to get Patrick set up in the vendor's corner. I'm sure many of us will be interested in his shave bowl.

I love the color and design of the one pictured! It's a piece of functional art! People have suggested some logical improvements like ridges or dots in lid to aid lather production.

Look forward to seeing your changes and ideas pvita1961 and would love to have one displayed and used in my shave den!

The new version will be very nice & I would love to get one if possible one day.
pvita1961, thank you very much for showing us your work!

You might also consider making the soap holder deeper so it will be less messy when you load your brush, though I am not sure how that would affect the lathering bowl.

Personally my ideal lather bowl is about 2 inches deep and 4 to 5 inches across. If there is a slight lip around the inside then it helps to keep the lather in the bowl.

Like my first post not a criticism but a suggestion.

I have deleted the post that blatantly is advertising a product, contrary to forum rules. If you have any interest in the product please conduct it via a PM with the OP. Thank you.

As discussed above, after using the shaving bowl portion I discussed by feedback with the potter and he made some design changes. I am posting photos of the new one I have on the way. It now has a wider handle for stability and a design on the under side of the lid to help with making lather.

In an earlier post I gave the link to the potter as a reply to a direct request for that information. I recommend taking a look, there are a few available.

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The earlier thread was deleted for violating advertising rules. You need to contact the OP via a PM for the link if you are interested. Any posting of the link will again be deleted.

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Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Of all the bowls, scuttles and mugs I have seen, including the bowls and mugs that I've adjusted myself, that is, as they say, the cat's meow. Please tell your potter to start production on a large amount of them cause I'm sure there would be a long line waiting for them, with me at the head of the line. Even like the color combination. One question. Did you have the potter do dots and ridges on the inside of the lid?

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Well I guess that I got lucky and beat you to the head of the line as mine just arrived. Very nice workmanship!

If anyone would like to know how to contact this Pottery Craftsman please PM me, I'd love to put you in touch with him. He's very personable and I found his business dealings a treat.

Off to finish honing a razor as a loaner for a newbie! :y