Keeping the Brush Warm?

[UsherLincoln]

Good afternoon Gentlemen,

I've been shaving all my life, recently switched to a safety razor (the best move I've ever made, I'm not regretting all the cartidge razors I delt with for so many years) but I've come across a problem recently.

We've had an uncommonly cold winter here in the States, and I have been reluctant to turn the heat up making our house generally colder. Our bathroom in the morning is very cold, which makes the warm shower even better, but the problem I keep running into is keeping the brush and lather warm when not using them between passes.

Any suggestions on how to keep the heat in??

-Warm Regards (no pun intended haha)

[drP]

Take a look here and here

[notthesharpest]

I lather on my face. I have a small but heavy mug where my brush just fits inside with no extra room. I put hot tap water in the mug to heat it up before I shave, giving me a warm place to keep the brush between passes.

For a better/nicer version of the same thing, search on this board for Moss scuttle. It has an outer chamber that you keep filled with warm water, and an inner chamber for your brush.

[jww]

Funny - I just posted pics of my scuttles this morning on another thread.

While the Moss scuttle may well be the ultimate in scuttle experience, the Burleigh scuttle which I picked up on the market in York, England last summer works quite well for me.

[drmoss_ca]

The Moss scuttle was made especially for this purpose, by some crazy shaving maniac. Last weekend the 1000th scuttle was shipped, so someone must like them!
http://sarabonnymanpottery.com/moss_scuttle.htm

Chris

[Pen-in-Hand]

Just got my Moss scuttle last week and it's made shaving even more of a pleasure than whipping up lather in a bowl.

But here's my other trick. When I'm using one of Sara Bonnyman's lather bowls, I will fill the sink with about an inch of hot water and after whipping up a lather in the bowl, I kind of float the bowl in the inch of water to keep the lather hot between passes. This way I use the scuttle when I'm building lather on the face and the bowl when I'm using that to make a lather. And if you have both in matching Bonnyman clay...well, enough said.

J.

[mantic]

The Luxury of Warm Lather

--Mark

[KenS]

I live in an older house (first built in 1917) that has no furnace. I have a wall mounted propane heater in the center of the house. That is why I have an oil filled radiator style heater in the bathroom. The nice part is that I can fill the sink with hot water and soak my brush, and an ancient Old Spice shaving mug while showering. I can now place the heated mug on the "radiator" and after I finish lathering, the brush goes into the mug and stays warm until the 2nd or 3rd pass happens.
Ken
Keeping it simple but effective.

[rtaylor61]

+1 on the Moss Scuttle. It does a great job, and looks great on the counter!

Randy

[Big Swifty]

I agree,
The Moss scuttle is one of the best shaving related purchases I have made thus far.

[Lou]

While the Moss scuttle may well be the ultimate in scuttle experience, the Burleigh scuttle which I picked up on the market in York, England last summer works quite well for me.

With the possible exception of the large spout letting the water cool quicker, it seems to me that a traditional scuttle would get the job done. How, if at all, does it keep the lathered brush warm between passes?

[jww]

While the Moss scuttle may well be the ultimate in scuttle experience, the Burleigh scuttle which I picked up on the market in York, England last summer works quite well for me.

With the possible exception of the large spout letting the water cool quicker, it seems to me that a traditional scuttle would get the job done. How, if at all, does it keep the lathered brush warm between passes?

The trick is the pottery which retains heat from the hot water in the lower receptacle.

[pjdatzil]

Can you create lather in the moss scuttle or is it just a place to put your brush in-between?

[Pen-in-Hand]

Place to keep the brush in-between. See drP's post above for links to pics on the use of the Moss scuttle.

[MOSES]

For a simple quick and easy way, I often sit my bowl in the sink of hot water while shaving. With the right bowl, it works great. You need either a fairly tall and heavy mug that will sit stable on the bottom when there is enough water in the sink to shave with, or a bowl that is stable enough floating not to tip over with the brush in it.

-Mo

[Pen-in-Hand]

For a simple quick and easy way, I often sit my bowl in the sink of hot water while shaving. With the right bowl, it works great. You need either a fairly tall and heavy mug that will sit stable on the bottom when there is enough water in the sink to shave with, or a bowl that is stable enough floating not to tip over with the brush in it.

-Mo

+1.

I find that great while making lather. Once it's in the brush, my choice is the scuttle to maintain the warm as the bowl is too big to rest the brush in.

[Brutus]

Good afternoon Gentlemen,

I've been shaving all my life, recently switched to a safety razor (the best move I've ever made, I'm not regretting all the cartidge razors I delt with for so many years) but I've come across a problem recently.

We've had an uncommonly cold winter here in the States, and I have been reluctant to turn the heat up making our house generally colder. Our bathroom in the morning is very cold, which makes the warm shower even better, but the problem I keep running into is keeping the brush and lather warm when not using them between passes.

Any suggestions on how to keep the heat in??

-Warm Regards (no pun intended haha)

A low-cost alternative to scuttles, which most likely would have to be ordered via the Internet and delivered by mail: shaving sticks

You rub the wet shaving stick on your wet face and generate the lather by swirling the wet, warm brush on you face. For the next pass you wet you face again, rub the stick again, dip the brush under/into warm water and repeat the process.

As you generate fresh lather for each pass, the brush does not have much time to cool.

First, I was not so keen on shaving sticks, but recently I have found a few sticks that agree with me (Valobra, Arko, TOBS, D.R. Harris) and have become a regular user/convert.

[scaryshoes]

I have a rather large scuttle purchased on the Bay. I soak the brush while showering and then refill the scuttle with fresh hot water to begin the shave. I have found that if you place a washcloth on the spout it retains the warmth better...but a Moss Scuttle is on my wish list.

[Pen-in-Hand]

a Moss Scuttle is on my wish list.

Check the Selling/Trading Forum, one appears there from time to time.

[Squire]

Lincoln the Moss scuttle is the best combination of old technology and new thought.