Thread: Shave Bowl Project - need some input

Originally Posted by Zephyr

98% of the time I face lather, and for the rest I have a "Redneckscuttle" two bowls, one small for lather and a bigger one filled with hot water where I place the smaller one to keep the lather warm.

I guess what I am saying is that I'd prefer a double walled scuttle, I just haven't felt like spending the money on one since wouldn't use it that much

Ok great, thanks so much. So you'd reckon a scuttle is a 'nice to have' but not a 'must have' daily piece of kit?

- Mike

I like my scuttle. Then I have the choice of using with hot water to warm the lather, or I can just use it as a lathering bowl if I should decide

Whether I'm using cream or soap, I always lather in a separate bowl. The bowl I have has a medium depth to it but not so much that the brush clangs on this side of the bowl. In my humble opinion, the bowl material needs to retain heat really well. Also just to be really picky, I like to hold my bowl in one hand therefore when I'm choosing a bowl it needs to have a small base possibly very small pedestal so it fits in the palm of my hand.

Originally Posted by MichaelC

Ok great, thanks so much. So you'd reckon a scuttle is a 'nice to have' but not a 'must have' daily piece of kit?

- Mike

Yes, it would be nice to have one for the rare occasions, but I manage perfectly well without one. Although this might change, the first 6-8 months I used a bowl, but switched to face lathering almost two years ago, some day in the future it might happen I switch back to bowl lathering, if so, a scuttle will be high on the list.