Those are some great bowl, gents! Oversized coffee mugs do great IME. Here's mine.
No "Shaving Bowl" Sub-Forum Here?
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I can appreciate bowls and mugs, I love then and have my share of them, but I face lather now. I do love putting my soaps into a mug or bowl, I like loading them better than the jars they come in.
This summer I face lathered about half the time - for one and two pass shaves in the middle of a golf day. Other than being neater, my bowl lather is exactly the same as the lather I build on my face. There is something wrong with your process if you're getting different lather from a bowl.
You can't get Santa beard for 4 passes without bowl lathering. It's a personal preference.
True. I do the bowl to start then finish it on the face. Works best for me. Everyone has their way of lathering.
I've enjoyed all your comments and photos on this thread.
It's great seeing you back on our forums Frank Zappa. Welcome home !
Thanks Mr. Garcia. It’s good to be home.
Thanks so much. I have to say that I figured no one would notice my absence and then you’ve all surprised me with this warm welcome back. I have to say I’m touched.
Here is the bowl that I use on occasion. It is plastic, has ripples in the bottom which helps with the lathering. And it was $13 bucks plus shipping. It is the Timeless shaving bowl from Amazon.
Awesome looking bowl. And your avatar rocks.
Thanks! Wanted something that looks like me first thing in the morning.
Agreed, and I much prefer my scuttle to face lathering.
Some shavers think bowls are excessive. How about a Beard Blanket?
I have now seen everything.
When I started shaving my mom gave me a nice mug out of her cupboard, I dropped in a puck of Williams soap and dad showed me how to make a nice lather right off the puck. I still do the same these days only I press my soap into a bowl. I like large ceramic bowls that I usually find fairly cheap in thrift shops.
Very nice beginnings story sir. Thank you for sharing that with us.
I just bought a ceramic bowl that I think was made for soup. Works really nice. I bought it for $1 at a second hand store, if I recall. My memory could be better.
I use a Fine lather bowl that I got from one of the fine members of this forum. It is shallow enough that I don't bang my brush's handle against the sides. Many say it is too shallow and they can't keep the lather from spilling over the sides, but that has not been a problem for me. I've been using the bowl for over a year and spilled a tiny bit of lather maybe three times. I always have enough for three passes.
Aren't the gentlemen on here awesome?
They are and a tip of the hat to all of the moderators. I can assure you that they do work behind the scenes that helps maintain a healthy dynamic here on the public forum.
