keeping face lather warm
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Thank you so much for this timely post. I have a Truefitt & Hill 26mm silvertip brush and I was going to order the Dirty Bird brush scuttle next month. You just saved me from buyer's remorse.
Thanks for the tip!
To be fair I can post a pic tomorrow but my non scientific cloth measuring tape measurements of the scuttle are.....opening of 75mm necking down to a diameter of 25mm. Should work well on smaller more standard face lathering brushes, just did not work for my bigger knots.
I'm in the same boat as you. Wanting to keep my loaded brush warm and then came across this thread today: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/168069-Cold-water-shaving-it-works. Haven't tried it yet but will give it a go today.
I'm not trying to redirect your OP. Just figured I would add that thread to your considerations because you had also commented on the cold water shave earlier.
I have placed my brush in a ceramic mug in the sink of warm water and it has helped keep it warm during my 3 passes. Good luck with your quest. I'll be curious to find out what you decide.
By the way, just did a google search and this kicked up on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARMING-PITCHER-/360162442640
$1.99 for the pitcher but the seller charges over $15 to ship to California. Can you say " forget that guy!"...
Heres something for $22 at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deni-15501-Electric-Gravy-Warming/dp/B002LARFYG/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_3. I might be tempted to try this one and replace the gravy boat with a round ceramic bowl that I already own just to make it look less kitchen like. Of course the whole electricity near water issue could come into play... Not sure if this item is sealed or not...
Just figured I would throw a couple more options at you.
$1.99 for the pitcher but the seller charges over $15 to ship to California. Can you say " forget that guy!"...
Heres something for $22 at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deni-15501-Electric-Gravy-Warming/dp/B002LARFYG/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_3. I might be tempted to try this one and replace the gravy boat with a round ceramic bowl that I already own just to make it look less kitchen like. Of course the whole electricity near water issue could come into play... Not sure if this item is sealed or not...
Just figured I would throw a couple more options at you.
Every Charter Member of the He-Man Arko Haters Club has a Dirty Bird brush scuttle. Here's a bad picture of mine:
A small Moss scuttle is great for face lathering!
I just got photos of my Robert Becker scuttle and mug. They are on the way.
A mug in the sink works fine for me.
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Correction, I have a 24mm T&H brush. Maybe it would fit in the brush scuttle?
At this point though, I am looking at the Dirty Bird original shave scuttle so I have the option of warm bowl lathering as well.
Just did the same. But you will notice the price on the warmer Turtle refers to is now only $3.98--if you can find one in a store:
http://www.worldmarket.com/product/warming-pitcher.do
I will be looking for one on Wednesday when I go to Jacksonville.
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I tried a few things and finally decided to go with a full size shaving scuttle. I went with a DirtyBird 1.5 scuttle in solid blue with the web pattern lather bowl.
I figured that a larger brush was not going to work with the DirtyBird brush scuttle, but going with a full size scuttle, the brush size
would not be a factor.
So far, I have been bowl lathering in the scuttle when I want to have a warm shave. That has worked out nicely and
the lather in the brush is staying warm as well, so that is my solution at this time. I figure that I could face lather
and keep the brush in the scuttle to keep it warm, but since the web pattern (or bowl lathering in general) helps me get a good lather quicker than
I currently can by face lathering, I will just bowl lather instead.
I posted a review of my scuttle here: http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/s...page=2&title=dirtybird-shaving-scuttle&cat=68
And here are the pictures of my scuttle with a quarter for a size reference:
I figured that a larger brush was not going to work with the DirtyBird brush scuttle, but going with a full size scuttle, the brush size
would not be a factor.
So far, I have been bowl lathering in the scuttle when I want to have a warm shave. That has worked out nicely and
the lather in the brush is staying warm as well, so that is my solution at this time. I figure that I could face lather
and keep the brush in the scuttle to keep it warm, but since the web pattern (or bowl lathering in general) helps me get a good lather quicker than
I currently can by face lathering, I will just bowl lather instead.
I posted a review of my scuttle here: http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/s...page=2&title=dirtybird-shaving-scuttle&cat=68
And here are the pictures of my scuttle with a quarter for a size reference:
Robert Becker scuttle +1....30 bucks for the large one...cant go wrong there!!
http://www.rabfeatsofclay.com/page3.php?category=3&view=productListPage
http://www.rabfeatsofclay.com/page3.php?category=3&view=productListPage
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