Just scored a small Robert Becker scuttle on ebay for $11! Any thoughts on these guys?
Robert Becker scuttle on ebay
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Must...have....pictures! 
I know a guy named Robert Becker, used to work with him.
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Nobody huh? I guess I'll have to wait for mine and post some pics with a review . . .
Someone else has previously reviewed the item, and included a picture:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=117408
I purchased a Robert Becker scuttle on Ebay about 4 months ago. The scuttle works great. I've had no complaints about it all. Mine cost $12 + $8(S&H). It was an excellent low cost way for me to try out a scuttle before considering spending more on the better known brands (Moss/DirtyBird/Georgetown).
I also received one of Robert's scuttles, the small one. It will keep your lather warm but it's difficult to make lather in it. Inside it's 3"wide and 4" deep. I can't get my VDH boar brush and my fingers in the bowl at the same time. I am in the process of making a long handle for a TGN knot I have. Will post pics soon.
This is true of most scuttles. I have a Georgetown G5, and the bowl is just slightly too small for me to make lather in; I can make lather in it, but the result is not as rich as it is from my larger cereal bowl.
Of late I have been building lather in my bowl, and then transferring it to the scuttle.
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Thanks for the info and link to review guys . . .
Certainly not true of my Dirty Bird scuttle. I have the regular size and can make lather in it with no problems.
Same here.
I don't try to use my Bennet scuttle for bowl lathering. Rather I use it to heat my loaded brush for face lathering. It does a good job of keeping the lather hot between passes. I tried bowl lathering when I first received it but I learned to treat it like a rounder version of the Dirty Bird brush scuttle for the best results.
I find that the norpro "scuttle" has enough space for bowl lathering. Maybe one day I'll get a Dirty Bird for comparison.
Becker's scuttles are pretty good I have one and no complaints
Here are the pics, hopefully, my first time posting them.
1. Scuttle w/VDH brush and my gold tech.
2. scuttle swallowing the brush.
3. Add 2 versions of long handle brushes that I made.
4. The shorter new brush in the scuttle.
The TGN knots are not set in the handles yet, haven't decided who gets what.
The handles are spalted, wormy apple wood, Minwax satin poly finish.
Both are 20mm, the fuller one is a Finest w/extra hair and the other is a Silvertip.
Your comments are welcome.
Mark
Got a RB scuttle myself, very different than that beauty.
I covet one of those long handle brushes!
I covet one of those long handle brushes!
I have a g5 and have no issues with lathering. It's actually better since it's warmer and there's plenty of room. My brush is a Simpson colonel X2L.
Below is my "Robert Becker Ceramic Cactus Sand Shaving Scuttle Review". 
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=171254
Christopher
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http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=171254
Christopher
Just bought a nice all black medium scuttle with lid and stopper from Robert! so excited, it will be my first scuttle! 
price was $25.00 with $11.50 for shipping to Canada for a very reasonable total of $36.50 USD, which was $36.40 Canadian gotta love that exchange rate eh. Anyways here's some pics...
price was $25.00 with $11.50 for shipping to Canada for a very reasonable total of $36.50 USD, which was $36.40 Canadian
gotta love that exchange rate eh. Anyways here's some pics...Similar threads
