Production is under way, one copper lather bowl at a time. We are hopeful that these will be available for our (very patient!) customers in October.
Each bowl starts as a flat sheet of copper and is manually worked into a bowl shape. As you can see there is a lot of hammering and flames involved! But in the end, you get one beautiful lather bowl that has no compare.
Here is the process, roughly in sequence.
First, a special hammer is used that has dimples on it. When the copper is struck it leaves behind the "hammered" look that is so appealing.
Next, the hammered flat round sheet of copper is heated over an open flame until it is almost translucent.
The bowl is formed. This picture shows the lip of the bowl being rolled over.
We are getting there. More hammered finish added to the side.
Next it is time to first make our company logo that goes onto the outside of the bowl. But this is more than our logo. Importantly it serves as a thumb rest to give you a more secure grip on the bowl when it is wet.
As you can see it is a separate piece of copper that will be cut into a round shape and then soldered onto the outside of the bowl.
Now it is time to stamp our name onto the bottom.
Time for more flames so that the shiny bowl has just the right look to it that The Captain is after.
And here is the finished bowl!
Each bowl starts as a flat sheet of copper and is manually worked into a bowl shape. As you can see there is a lot of hammering and flames involved! But in the end, you get one beautiful lather bowl that has no compare.
Here is the process, roughly in sequence.
First, a special hammer is used that has dimples on it. When the copper is struck it leaves behind the "hammered" look that is so appealing.
Next, the hammered flat round sheet of copper is heated over an open flame until it is almost translucent.
The bowl is formed. This picture shows the lip of the bowl being rolled over.
We are getting there. More hammered finish added to the side.
Next it is time to first make our company logo that goes onto the outside of the bowl. But this is more than our logo. Importantly it serves as a thumb rest to give you a more secure grip on the bowl when it is wet.
As you can see it is a separate piece of copper that will be cut into a round shape and then soldered onto the outside of the bowl.
Now it is time to stamp our name onto the bottom.
Time for more flames so that the shiny bowl has just the right look to it that The Captain is after.
And here is the finished bowl!
