Broken bowl - I need a new one.

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  1. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

    I must admit to not being too sentimental, but I made my bowl, on a day out, during a great time in my life, so there were lots of other memories tied up in my bowl. It won't be the same buying one, but do you have any shaving bowl recommendations please?
     
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  2. preidy

    preidy Just call me Dino

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    I picked this baby up a thrift store. Perfect size fits in the palm of my hand, I sliced the inside of the bowl to help the mix. A good place to look.
     
  3. ARGH

    ARGH Well-Known Member

    SWK scuttle or Jay's clays on etsy.
     
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  5. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

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  6. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I use suribachi bowls as well.
     
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  7. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

    Are they really hard on your brush?
     
  8. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Not at all.
     
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  9. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    It's a straight razor silly.
     
  10. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Yeah, that. ^^^

    It was a concern of mine when I bought it, but I've now been using it for years and none of my brushes show any degradation. There is a school of thought that maintains that ridges add nothing to the lather making process.

    Ridges might not add anything, but the textured bottom of a suribachi makes lather nicely, and the size of a 4.5-5" bowl is perfect for shaving.
     
  11. Mr. Shaverman

    Mr. Shaverman Well-Known Member

    I've got a white ceramic bowl I bought from Target for $1.95. Fits in my hand perfectly, doesn't take a lot of space, lathers just fine.
     
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  12. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Sorry for your loss.
    I like chowder/soup mugs due to their wider mouth and lower walls.
    Easy to find at thrift stores, Goodwill, yard sales, maybe even your own kitchen cabinet.
     
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  13. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

    I just saw a Scandnavian, designer shaving mug for £52, it reminded me exactly of a soup mug. I couldn't believe it; it wasn't even nice!
     
  14. ARGH

    ARGH Well-Known Member

    Old spice mug from eBay. I have 2 I paid around $20 total for each shipped.
     
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  15. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    First OS mug I saw for sale in a shop was $25.00. I passed it by shaking my head. Within days I found one at Goodwill that I swooped up for 79 cents with tax!
    Those textured suribachi have caught my eye. For less than ten bucks new I am working up a case of SBAD!
     
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  16. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

    I kinda like the Captains Choice bowls, but they are $22 or so and then you have to pay shipping to the UK. I've noticed, there are a great number of shaving products available in the US, the choice over here seems very limited.
     
  17. Red Rider

    Red Rider Well-Known Member

    What about a Turkish copper bowl as found on Ebay and some retailing shave sites. I was thinking about it myself.
     
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  19. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

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  20. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    One of my bowls is a Pfaltzgraff I picked up at WalMart for $3.
     
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