I've seen some upwards of $40 and more. I am thinking pottery with grooves in it, but don't want to spend $40, unless I have to.
Suggest a good lathering bowl
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IKEA, Target or Wal-Mart should have what you want for cheap. A cereal bowl will do.
If you want something unique, I would recommend a ceramic shop where someone will actually make it for you.
If you want something unique, I would recommend a ceramic shop where someone will actually make it for you.
This is what I use, except mine has no text on it.
It works fine.
It works fine.
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I want one that is pottery with grooves in it....
I have a bowl that I lather in. Stainless steel. Works great.
I have a bowl that I lather in. Stainless steel. Works great.
Send Julie Moore, of Dirty Bird Pottery, a message saying what you want. She has a couple of lathering bowls that she will modify with internal changes - spiral groove, horizontal grooves, vertical grooves. She's great.
http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html
http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html
Take a look at http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html.
I have the lather bowl it is a little on the small side for me but
I am thinking of looking ito the Billy Bowl. Service was excellent
and the little bowl is quite nice. I think Julie has a presence on B&B.
I have the lather bowl it is a little on the small side for me but
I am thinking of looking ito the Billy Bowl. Service was excellent
and the little bowl is quite nice. I think Julie has a presence on B&B.
"Sara's Bowl" from Sara Bonneyman (she of the Moss Scuttle) can be found at Vintage Blades, but is $39.99 (and probably the one that inspired the $40 price point). I have it and use it regularly with creams and the occasional soap, and it is excellent.
I've got this one.
http://bestgroomingtools.com/stoneware-lather-bowl-handmade-germany-p-499.html
It appears to be hand made and at $38.99 it falls in your price point. I used mine daily till my new scuttle arrived. It is excellent in the lather generating department.
http://bestgroomingtools.com/stoneware-lather-bowl-handmade-germany-p-499.html
It appears to be hand made and at $38.99 it falls in your price point. I used mine daily till my new scuttle arrived. It is excellent in the lather generating department.
I have a cereal/asian sauce bowl from Target that has slightly raised rings in the bottom. Think I paid maybe $4.00. Worked great when I bowl lather. However lately I have been face lathering. Now the bowl is filled with hot tap water, and a small cup goes in to be kept warm as a brush scuttle. Works great.
As a side note, when one makes wiped cream or beats eggs to a froth, one uses a smooth sided bowl and a whisk. Why are grooves so important for shaving cream?
As a side note, when one makes wiped cream or beats eggs to a froth, one uses a smooth sided bowl and a whisk. Why are grooves so important for shaving cream?
Lessee here,...
A lather bowl should be 4.5in to 5.5in diameter, 1.5 to 2.5in tall, non-white rough glazed interior so you can see the lather develop, crockery or stoneware to retain heat, Cheap, $2-$5 at Wal-mart, Target, K-mart, etc.
Avoid 'purpose made' shaving bowls/mugs --they're a poor value and most are unsuitable. Most 'purpose made' soap bowls offered by shaving vendors (C&E, EJ, and the like) are too small and overpriced, IMO. Many of them are quite attractive and can be quite high quality; I just find them to be inadequate for the task of creating lather.
The exception are some of the offerings by potter-artisans who make scuttles and bowls for the on-line wet shaving community. The other exceptions are soap bowl/containers offered by some brands of triple-milled shave soaps where the container is sized and specifically made for their product. These are best used to hold a cake of soap and are not used as a 'lather bowl'.
The appropriate use for these is to hold the soap. In use, the user loads the brush on the soap held in the bowl, then builds the lather directly on the face. These bowls are really too small for any other usage.
HTH.
-- John Gehman
A lather bowl should be 4.5in to 5.5in diameter, 1.5 to 2.5in tall, non-white rough glazed interior so you can see the lather develop, crockery or stoneware to retain heat, Cheap, $2-$5 at Wal-mart, Target, K-mart, etc.
Avoid 'purpose made' shaving bowls/mugs --they're a poor value and most are unsuitable. Most 'purpose made' soap bowls offered by shaving vendors (C&E, EJ, and the like) are too small and overpriced, IMO. Many of them are quite attractive and can be quite high quality; I just find them to be inadequate for the task of creating lather.
The exception are some of the offerings by potter-artisans who make scuttles and bowls for the on-line wet shaving community. The other exceptions are soap bowl/containers offered by some brands of triple-milled shave soaps where the container is sized and specifically made for their product. These are best used to hold a cake of soap and are not used as a 'lather bowl'.
The appropriate use for these is to hold the soap. In use, the user loads the brush on the soap held in the bowl, then builds the lather directly on the face. These bowls are really too small for any other usage.
HTH.
-- John Gehman
Tho its not shown in the photo, this mug has grooves in it. I've been eyeing this mug for quiet a while.
http://www.shavemac.com/shop/products/Accessories/Stoneware-Mugs/Shaving-Mug-No-9-22667.html
Absolutely!
I use a DB lathering bowl and it works great! It matches my DB scuttle and looks great on my den counter.
DL
Wal-Mart carries a bowl for $1.25 roughly 4-5 inches across and 3 inches tall. Mine is black but other colors are available.
Some nice looking mugs in here - excellent ideas thanks!
I got mine as a gift from a friend. It's a bit small, but the spiral lathers like crazy (Next to a VDH brush for comparison). EDIT: we're talking about making a run of them with an updated design (wider, flared lip, deeper spiral)
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My wife had an ancient bowl in the window in our bathroom with hairpins and things like that.
I don't know the age of the bowl, but I'm almost sure, that it is a true barberbowl. In the bottom it says (among other things): Crabtree & Evelyn, London. We used to have a similar bowl for handsoap, but it was broken years ago.
Till I caught sight of this bowl earlier today - which I had been looking at for years - I had used an old Chinese Ricebowl.
From now on, I'm using my new old Crabtree & Evelyn-bowl.
I don't know the age of the bowl, but I'm almost sure, that it is a true barberbowl. In the bottom it says (among other things): Crabtree & Evelyn, London. We used to have a similar bowl for handsoap, but it was broken years ago.
Till I caught sight of this bowl earlier today - which I had been looking at for years - I had used an old Chinese Ricebowl.
From now on, I'm using my new old Crabtree & Evelyn-bowl.
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