Scuttle Lovers Of BnB Society. No wait. Scuttles Or Bust Society. Nope. Dang, this hard.
Scuttle butting bowlsScuttle Lovers Of BnB Society. No wait. Scuttles Or Bust Society. Nope. Dang, this hard.
I really like the vintage scuttles and they're easy to come by. Got all of mine in charity shops and I've never paid more than £2 for one. I don't use them but they make interesting display pieces. The one on the far left has my alum stored in which helps keeps it dry because of the drainage holes. I did have a plain blue one but dropped it.@BobbyB, I definitely think a scuttle with a hot water reservoir makes a big difference. I also think there are other items (accessories) that can fit into this section, like razor stands, brush stands, etc. And I think vintage scuttles would be of interest. The one I show below allows for addition of water by dipping into the large lip.
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That is really ingenious! Sad that he stopped throwing pots...Having "had my fun" in an earlier post, guess I should contribute something more substantial... My 2+1 bowls/scuttles:
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The white/grey one is a rice bowl I used for the first two years of traditional shaving before I learned about scuttles. It still sees use for test lathers, but not for shaving.
The blue one is my daily use scuttle, probably 90% of the time. (The remaining 10% is face lathering for sticks and occasionally just because.) It came from an artist on Etsy and has held up remarkably well through 6 years of daily use.
The brown one is from a local potter. It's too small for my tastes, but has an interesting experimental feature. There's a hole in the inner bowl, just under the lip.
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In use one simply tips the scuttle toward the side with the hole and a small trickle of water from the hot water tank flows into the inner bowl to add water to the lather. I like the feature, but not the size of the scuttle. Unfortunately, soon after creating this experimental piece the artist hung up his apron.