I like to do a bit of traveling and a few years ago I picked up some of these handmade bowls. The usually hold coasters but I decided to see if they would hold my MWF... kinda surprised how well they fit!
Found a couple of bowls for my soaps
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Nice! also, I have the same brush. It's pretty great and cost effective.
Those are very nice. Re-purposing items can be very fun.
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Wow, that first one looks stunning!
They all look great!
They all look good, but please make sure that the wooden bowls have some kind of protection against water.
Classic, vintage... Nice!
Where did you find them. You say you were traveling, hopefully it was in the US and others can find these locally to them.
They all look very nice but as said make sure they are sealed well before getting them soaking wet.
They all look very nice but as said make sure they are sealed well before getting them soaking wet.
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Can you please recommend a method to seal them?
I think most of them were from India.
The first one was completely hand carved by a person who makes furniture. He handmade my entire bedroom set so I bought a few small things that would match.
You can see in the 2nd one how wobbly the inlay is.
I'm having a few more items made later this year so I might pick up more bowls. It has been a few years so I'm not sure what they would cost now.
A coat of Thompson's Water Seal every three to six months will help noticeably. Coat, let dry thoroughly, turn over, coat bottom, let dry and use. This is also needed with traditional wooden shave bowls.
That first bowl looks great, that'd be great to display in your bathroom on the counter.
Did the pictures get pulled off? I don't see them?!!?? I'm looking for a cool wooden bowl for lathering. I'm currently using a little ramekin to hold the soap and load my brush.
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Everyone seems to like that one. If enough people are interested I can see if I can get some more in a parcel.
They're still there.
I totally agree... they are beautiful bowls, however, I'm beginning to think that they were originally shave bowls made for holding shave soap, then the manufacturer 're-purposed' them to be used as coaster holders (because of over-production), and now they are back to being used for what they were originally designed for. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Of course, it's nice to speculate with such gorgeous wood bowls.
I like the last bowl. It doesnt seem to be made of wood. Whats the material, as it seems it could be tolerant of water anyway?
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I don't blame you. I was really surprised that the MWF fit in there so well.
The thing is they came as a set and each one has 3-4 items of different sizes. I'll take a picture and show you. They're used for coasters/jewelry.
I was in a rush and forgot to add the 3rd one isn't wood. It's some sort of granite.
The last one looks like it's made of soapstone, a traditional carving material in India.
