On the hunt for that perfect shaving mug

[Legion]

If you have a local potter they could custom make you something easily.

This is mine. I found it in a thrift shop for $2 and it just had to be made for a shaving mug. The ridges and sloping walls are perfect for lather building. I face lather, but I still use this one for soaking and resting the brush between passes.

 

[nobolowski]

I bought a set of 4 Buffalo China cups & saucers years ago at an old army surplus store here in UK. Given the amount of US air bases in my region I decided that they must have been US surplus.

I found one in the shed this week, washed it, tried it, kept my lather warm for the whole 3 pass shave and produced better lather than the soup bowl that I had been using, or lathering in the jar of Tabac itself.

Soup bowl is back in the kitchen where it belongs.

 

[jerneedog]

@ Jerry http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html

Excellent, thank you!

 

[TheVez2]

Soup mugs are the perfect size for me. I bought this one at a thrift store for $0.25.

 

[Deltaboy]

Good finds.

 

[shep12]

I found one just as you have described (and I love it) from Woodhead Pottery on Ebay. He has several styles and does really nice work. Check them out.

 

[lordfink]

Thanks for the recommendations! For now, I've ordered myself an Old Spice Mug and also a custom sized mug from Dirty Bird Pottery. Will post pictures once I have them.

 

[Toucan]

Same problem; on my search, I discovered a few things.

-Dark colors are a must (lather doesn't show up against white)
-A good diameter is between 4 inches to 5 inches
-Bowls that taper inwards (to "prevent lather from spilling out") just make the brush clank when your swirling
-Bowls are shaped better than mugs (mugs clank)
-Miso bowls have ideal dimensions
-Ridges don't actually help at all; it's just a myth (someone tested this)

This is the bowl that was the perfect one for me:
http://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Rice-M...d=1368543056&sr=8-1&keywords=wooden+miso+bowl

It doesn't clank, is the perfect size, is held easily, keeps the lather warm, and looks decorative.

Sorry for necroing thread

 

[Macassar]

Porcelain capsules used in labs fit the bill, IMHO

This type (deeper ones, really)



Or these

 

[RedBeard1]

How about that mug between your ears... I use a coffee mug to soak my brush, then load my brush from my soap dish and face lather.....I do miss making that big bowl of lather sometimes though.

 

[BSAGuy]

Old Spice mugs for me. No need for anything else. They have perfect dimensions and offer classic style.

 

[Johnsebesta]

My daily shaving setup is a Suribachi set in an over sized coffee/soup mug. Found that the Suribachi is excellent for everything from hard soap to cream.

 

[daveinsweethome]

i have a suribachi that lathers everything I just worry about it stressing my gorgeous high dollar brushes so I use it less.

 

[jackgoldman123]

ok...here is my 2 cents...
1) if you go synthetic no soaking needed.
2) I use a Georgetown G12 scuttle, I know its not a bowl but it seems to meet your requirements.