Thread: Question about storing multiple soaps?

Mama Bears soaps come in containers with screw on tops. They store one on top of the other. Good stuff too.

I've got a few of these: Kingsley DARK Wood SHAVE Soap BOWL and LID Shaving - eBay (item 200291536480 end time Dec-26-08 20:54:08 PST)

i want to buy a scuttle BUT...what exactly is it for? ive seen some with shallow sides and then holes under to drain. is it used just to soften the soap and load your brush?

The scuttle is for keeping your lather warm. You fill the bottom portion with hot water, which will warm the top portion. You load up your brush with soap, then make your lather in the bowl/top of the scuttle. There is a shave den post that has a lot of good ideas for storing things, from small collections to huge troves. http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...den-again.html

Originally Posted by crazycliff200843

The scuttle is for keeping your lather warm. You fill the bottom portion with hot water, which will warm the top portion. You load up your brush with soap, then make your lather in the bowl/top of the scuttle. There is a shave den post that has a lot of good ideas for storing things, from small collections to huge troves. http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...den-again.html

thanks a lot =D another question. the top of some scuttles have holes. is that for draining? are those used for making a lather as well? im thinking about getting one but i just want to know what the hell im buying you know? haha

Originally Posted by sharphands619

thanks a lot =D another question. the top of some scuttles have holes. is that for draining? are those used for making a lather as well? im thinking about getting one but i just want to know what the hell im buying you know? haha

Those are the vintage style scuttles that are designed for having hot water to soak the brush in at the bottom... Those are drain holes for the soap..
The scuttles that are being referred to by most of the guys in this post are the Moss style that have a sealed lather cup with the hot water enveloping that cup inside the scuttle.. Two different styles for two different styles of lather making...
There is much more to lather making than meets the eye, and you can take it to the extremes as with everything else in shavedom

This is a pic of a vintage scuttle, complete with a puck of Williams in the top

http://straightrazorpalace.com/299984-post27.html

thanks for all the help gents =D hopefully ill be investing in one sometime real soon