Just wondering what (mug, cup, scuttle, ceramic piece) the B & B community is using to soak your shaving brush prior to shaving? Pictures appreciated!
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Soaking Your Brush
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You should soak your brush for at least a minute or more in warm water to one, soften the brush and two, let the brush soak up water and hold it for whipping soap or creams.
Now you have me thinking about soaking my brush in other liquids.. Coffee maybe.. or beer!I use a scuttle, but you can fill the sink or use a cup or small bowl.
I use an oversized mug I got at a truck stop just over the border fro Quebec in Ontario. It has a picture of a moose on it. I'll try to get a pic up later.
+1 on water!! :-D
I assume you are really asking what sort of vessel people typically use? If that's the case, I just use a large coffee mug. I then either use that same mug to generate lather or I switch over to a scuttle. Or I face lather. Take your pick!
- Badger Bill
I assume you are really asking what sort of vessel people typically use? If that's the case, I just use a large coffee mug. I then either use that same mug to generate lather or I switch over to a scuttle. Or I face lather. Take your pick!
- Badger Bill
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I did not frame my question well. It is now corrected. What mug, cup, ceramic piece, scuttle, etc. are you using when soaking your brush?
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I use a Dirty Bird 1.5 scuttle, and highly recommend it. However, I don't tend to soak my extra silver tip badger brushes, as they absorb a tremendous amount of water instantly. I dip them in my sink, shake them out, and hit the soap. Bore brushes do need to soak for a minute or two to absorb water.
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I use a french onion soup bowl that I picked up from the dollar store when I first started wet shaving. I used to bowl lather in it, but since face lathering it only serves as a soaking receptacle now. I would like something with a smaller diameter, but since I have roommates and store all my stuff in my room, the etra size is useful for carrying my razor, brush, and soap to the shower. Looks pretty much like this:
I don't have a scuttle and have tried various substitutes for this. The best for keeping the water warm I have tried is a double-walled stainless bowl. The one I have is shallow for some brushes so I typically use a ceramic or glass bowl.
Georgetown scuttle
I use a $.97 white ceramic ramekin I picked up from wally world. I used to bowl lather in it but I strictly face lather now.
just an ordinary coffee mug
This mug. Next to Semogue 1250 for sizing. Sorry it's a crappy phone pic.
I use the little blue and green bowl that came with the Van Der Hagen starter set.
One of the reasons I like bowl lathering is that I'm already keeping a bowl around to soak the brush. It's about a 15 second swirl in the same bowl to get a nice lather.
One of the reasons I like bowl lathering is that I'm already keeping a bowl around to soak the brush. It's about a 15 second swirl in the same bowl to get a nice lather.
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