Show your Captain’s Choice copper bowls!

[Multum in parvo]

I will get one from @Captain Pre-Capsize in December so please show me yours, especially how they age and what patina I can expect with some usage.

 

[ylekot]

Following

 

[Ivo4u2]

Mine is still brand new…

 

[hairless wonder]

Here for the pictures.

 

[Multum in parvo]

Mine is still brand new…

This is the Obsidian with the forced patina?

 

[ylekot]

This is the Obsidian with the forced patina?

I am 99.9% sure you are correct....and they are NICE!!

 

[garyg]

Mine is a couple years old - but I can't remember when. From when he first brought them out if I recall. I don't always bowl lather, maybe 50% of the shaves, it has been cleaned only with hot water ..

 

[Multum in parvo]

Mine is a couple years old - but I can't remember when. From when he first brought them out if I recall. I don't always bowl lather, maybe 50% of the shaves, it has been cleaned only with hot water ..

Great, so there is some verdigris! Many thanks

 

[playfromthebrain]

Mine is still brand new…

Woah! Mine new, but will mine eventually develop a patina like that? Beautiful!

 

[playfromthebrain]

Mine is still brand new…

Woah! Mine is actually very new, but will mine develop a patina like this? Beautiful.

 

[Ivo4u2]

Woah! Mine is actually very new, but will mine develop a patina like this? Beautiful.

It is the obsidian no idea how it will evolve. But it is a very nice bowl. It looks a little bit over the top in real life though.

 

[Ivo4u2]

Woah! Mine new, but will mine eventually develop a patina like that? Beautiful!

The obsidian is forced patina which looks a bit over the top in real life. Pretty sure yours will develop a more natural patina look.

 

[Toothpick]

Can't help since all my Captain's Choice products are still unused.

 

[Herrenberg]

I wouldn't say I've got a fully-developed patina, after only 7 months. But I could pick my bowl out of a lineup of other people's bowls, so that's something.

 

[Sabres_Edge]

What is the optimal brush size/material for this bowl?

 

[Multum in parvo]

What is the optimal brush size/material for this bowl?

I would say 24mm upwards and with a medium/longer handle would be optimal. Still the size works well with many brushes.

 

[Sabres_Edge]

I would say 24mm upwards and with a medium/longer handle would be optimal. Still the size works well with many brushes.


Is there a maximum size for the bowl? Thinking about getting a Yaqi 28mm but worried that there won't be room for lather.

 

[ackvil]

I have brushes that range from 21mm to 30mm and all of them work fine with this bowl. And I have the standard size copper bowl.

 

[Multum in parvo]

No issues at all to get enough lather for 3 passes. The Zenith Badger the pics is a 27mm and the boar might even be a touch bigger.

 

[Peyk]

I would say 24mm upwards and with a medium/longer handle would be optimal. Still the size works well with many brushes.

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That Zenith is gorgeous