Well its been a very long journey but to make a long story short. I had GTP make me a custom brush scuttle. Oh boy am I very happy and it was well worth the wait. Not that it was that too long after all these are usable art pieces hand thrown. 
I wanted a small scuttle to keep my loaded brush nice and toasty. I only face lather so this is the ideal.
I designed it as a small one piece brush scuttle 2.25 wide x 2.5 deep for the brush chamber, Pour/fill spout and a handle, glazed in Hamada & Persimmon
They made two just incase one didnt come out good, well they both came out great so I took both
Eventually I let one go 
My design broken down
2.25 wide x 2.5 deep chamber - Small opening for maximum heat retention allowing little heat to dissipate. Perfect for small to medium brushes.
Pour/fill spout and a handle - For ease of use and easy transporting
Non tapered, smooth, brush chamber - to eliminate air pockets and maximize heat transfer rate.
A true piece of usable art, and oh yes it will get heavily used. Once you go scuttle you cant go back. Especially now that its winter
I just received them today and Ive already put them to the test. I filled it with water and heated up in the microwave for 1 min 30 sec. I like it hot and my tap is hot but I like hotter. I then load my brush with soap and place it in the scuttle and let it get toasted while I prep my face. Next I mush is up and down a bit and begin to face lather. I recharge it by a few pumps in the chamber. Very very nice & toasty lather for the first 2 passes, 3rd was still very nice and warm. It could have gone for a 4th no prob but I was done. Total time for my shave was about 10-15 minutes, using my finest stubby, irisch moos and a tosuke japanese traditional straight.
Im sorry my pictures dont do the scuttle justice, they are lacking the iridescence that they have. GTP owners know what I mean
The cost was only $36 plus ship!!! Im not sure if their rate will change if it takes off. The wait time was about 2 months for this custom piece. Which could change if they started to carry them as a stock item or made a mold. You the consumer can change that with demand
To sum it up this is a face latherers dream!
I wanted a small scuttle to keep my loaded brush nice and toasty. I only face lather so this is the ideal.
I designed it as a small one piece brush scuttle 2.25 wide x 2.5 deep for the brush chamber, Pour/fill spout and a handle, glazed in Hamada & Persimmon
They made two just incase one didnt come out good, well they both came out great so I took both Eventually I let one go My design broken down
2.25 wide x 2.5 deep chamber - Small opening for maximum heat retention allowing little heat to dissipate. Perfect for small to medium brushes.
Pour/fill spout and a handle - For ease of use and easy transporting
Non tapered, smooth, brush chamber - to eliminate air pockets and maximize heat transfer rate.
A true piece of usable art, and oh yes it will get heavily used. Once you go scuttle you cant go back. Especially now that its winter
I just received them today and Ive already put them to the test. I filled it with water and heated up in the microwave for 1 min 30 sec. I like it hot and my tap is hot but I like hotter. I then load my brush with soap and place it in the scuttle and let it get toasted while I prep my face. Next I mush is up and down a bit and begin to face lather. I recharge it by a few pumps in the chamber. Very very nice & toasty lather for the first 2 passes, 3rd was still very nice and warm. It could have gone for a 4th no prob but I was done. Total time for my shave was about 10-15 minutes, using my finest stubby, irisch moos and a tosuke japanese traditional straight.
Im sorry my pictures dont do the scuttle justice, they are lacking the iridescence that they have. GTP owners know what I mean
The cost was only $36 plus ship!!! Im not sure if their rate will change if it takes off. The wait time was about 2 months for this custom piece. Which could change if they started to carry them as a stock item or made a mold. You the consumer can change that with demand
To sum it up this is a face latherers dream!
