copper & clay shaving bowls

[saj]

hey people so was at my local Asian grocery store and I saw these thought they'd be good to use as shaving bowls, the copper one is big at 17cm, which I got for a tenner and the clay one I got for 99p so all in all very happy with them for that price, still need to try and use them so will see how they pan out

Anyways just thought I'd share

 

[FireDragon76]

I would use glazed ceramic or lacquer.

I use a little Chinese black plastic (ABS) shave bowl. It's perfectly adequate for my needs, as I only do 1 1/2 passes.

 

[saj]

I would use glazed ceramic or lacquer.

I use a little Chinese black plastic (ABS) shave bowl. It's perfectly adequate for my needs, as I only do 1 1/2 passes.

Tbh I only got it because I was going to get a copper one from.ebay but it cost the same for a lot smaller size, so this worked out better tbh

 

[South Dakota Guy]

Nice find.

 

[saj]

Nice find.

nice one mate

just used it a bit ago, really good because its not too deep and its quite wide too

 

[South Dakota Guy]

nice one mate

just used it a bit ago, really good because its not too deep and its quite wide too

The copper bowl looks double insulated. I would fill it with hot water before using and dump the water before lathering. It should provide nice warm lather for your shave.

 

[SgtCrppls]

nice one mate

just used it a bit ago, really good because its not too deep and its quite wide too

That is great always nice to find something that works

 

[Ad Astra]

Got to keep an open mind, so many cool ideas work.

Have an antique pewter rice bowl that works well... Some Scandinavian decorative ones too.

AA

 

[Zipslack]

Tbh I only got it because I was going to get a copper one from.ebay but it cost the same for a lot smaller size, so this worked out better tbh

I bet the one you were looking at was a "Turkish hammered copper bowl" for about $8. The difference is that the Turkish bowl is single layer...the hammered dimples create a turbulent surface on the inside for lather development. The one pictured has a separate "smooth" interior layer.

Whether it makes an appreciable difference....who knows? I think my Turkish bowl builds lather quicker than a smooth stainless, but either gets the job done.

 

[BigJ]

Great looking bowls!!

 

[Leverspro]

There is somebody here that glues coins on the bottom of his bowls for texture.

 

[saj]

finally got around to used the clay bowl today, felt really nostalgic tbh, anyone else use clay shaving bowls?

really enjoyed lathering up today tbh and i still remember i got it only for a quid lol

 

[dmshaver]

Nice scores, congratulations. Enjoy your shaves!

 

[saj]

dropped my clay shaving bowl in the bath tub, flipping smashed to pieces lool

Hope I can source another one for a quid lool