Some questions about scuttles

Perhaps freeze the filled scuttle between shaves? I wonder if they'd withstand that?

 

Being ceramic, I doubt it. As you know, water expands as it freezes and would probably break the scuttle.

 

The only heads up I'll give you is that some soaps do not like to be in a lather form on a brush sitting in a warm/hot scuttle and therefore disintegrate, so although your moist brush will remain warm, you will have to hit the soap puck between shave passes.

 

Simply fill the scuttle with antifreeze. Cracking problem solved!
Although doing this may create other 'issues'......

 

Oh and on the occasion that I do use it, this is my lovely Dirtybird.

 

I'm also kind of curious if a cold lather might keep it from drying up on my face as fast. I always have issues with the lather drying on my face.

 

I said it before...

 

Some (not all) people who live in hot, humid climates find that cold shaving is the best way to shave. This theory obviously works for all climates but as pointed earlier, best way to find out if it works for you is to try it a few times.

I personally like a warm/hot shave, but that's my preference!

 

thats a beauty!

 

Those are just awesome!

 

How does it work? Does the smaller cylinder go inside the cup to keep the brush out of the water?

 

Exactly. Hot water in the larger outside cup, set the smaller cup in that.
Some, like the Georgetown Pottery, seals the smaller cup into the larger. Simply fill the bottom larger cup via the spout.

 

I like to fill the bottom cup with hot water place the smaller cup inside and let it sit while I shower. This lets the whole thing start absorbing the heat. Then when I get out of the shower I pour off the water and put fresh hot water in it, so it's nice and warm for the whole shave. Once you get it good and warm it will retain the heat for a good while.

 

I have a Georgetown G20 which I use often and I like a lot. You can buy "seconds" on their website for a very decent price. However...I saw some nice scuttles from Bone Ash Pottery that I will likely have to own. Looks like there is a very limited supply but they are easy on the eyes.

 

Awesome, two potter's I never new existed. I need to check out buti and bone ash! Thank you gentlemen. And yes do try them hot and cold and learn what works best for you and what you enjoy most. Half the fun is experimenting and self discovery.

 

7055, I would suggest finding a local potter and have them make what you want. I dabble in pottery (and about 5000 other things...) but not skilled enough to make something like that.

Living in NC, there are a lot of potters in the central and western part of the state (especially in the Seagrove area) and many of them would do something like this