Larger lather bowl recommendations

I recently bought a japanese suribachi bowl, intended for kitchen mortar. Not my idea, just copied. Lots of sizes, inexpensive. I bought a seven inch diameter. Works fairly well. There's a potter in UK who makes a scuttle with the same surface, but it costs more.

The potter in England who makes suribachi scuttles would be Steve Woodhead -- here is mine. It's great but I just don't use it much as I shower shave mostly.  (Probably would sell if someone made me a good offer!)

The potter in England who makes suribachi scuttles would be Steve Woodhead -- here is mine. It's great but I just don't use it much as I shower shave mostly.  (Probably would sell if someone made me a good offer!)

These suribachi bowls/scuttles are beautiful but I wouldn't use them with my finer brushes - probably just synthetics as I would be worried that the aggressive ridges would excessively wear/damage natural badger/boar bristles.  It would likely accelerate the break-in of a boar brush if you used it for the first few lathers.

The potter in England who makes suribachi scuttles would be Steve Woodhead -- here is mine. It's great but I just don't use it much as I shower shave mostly.  (Probably would sell if someone made me a good offer!)

These suribachi bowls/scuttles are beautiful but I wouldn't use them with my finer brushes - probably just synthetics as I would be worried that the aggressive ridges would excessively wear/damage natural badger/boar bristles.  It would likely accelerate the break-in of a boar brush if you used it for the first few lathers.

That's my thoughts too. Doesn't take much in the way of ridges to whip up the lather. Love the look of those bowls though.

These suribachi bowls/scuttles are beautiful but I wouldn't use them with my finer brushes - probably just synthetics as I would be worried that the aggressive ridges would excessively wear/damage natural badger/boar bristles.  It would likely accelerate the break-in of a boar brush if you used it for the first few lathers.

I don't know whether they actually would harm badger brushes (much less boar).  I do know some folks have used suribachi bowls without complaint for long periods of time.  I understand the concern but just don't know if any damage occurs.  In any event, they certainly do work fabulously with synthetic brushes.  For that alone, they're great -- although, as I said, I, somewhat sadly, don't really use my scuttle much but will do so tomorrow just because some warm lather sounds good on a really wet and rainy day outsider here in the Northeast.

Karve Have Stainless Steel Bowl Hammered made in India very nice shaving bowl and looks amazing I would highly suggest this one for $20CAD and how it’s been built makes me to appreciate it.

Alan H

+1 for Symmetrical Pottery. The one I have is wide enough that there's no brush clanking and deep enough to not allow the lather to escape. The design provides a secure and comfortable grip.

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Those are nice

CaYen Workshop large bowls are fantastic, or the Timeless Razors bowls - Big, deep, and only about $16

The Scuttle 4.0 has worked well for me.

I am a face latherer.   However, on occasion I want a true hot lather shave for all three passes.  The only way I can do that is with a ceramic lather bowl pre-heated with hot water.  I fiddled with ceramic rice bowls and small soup bowls and they kind of worked fine but I dropped a few of them.  So, I looked around and found that the Fine Accoutrements lather bowl has the best combinations of features. 




First, it is thick ceramic so it retains heat well and doesn't need to sit in a sink of hot water.  I want the sink available for other things. It has a loop for your thumb so that the bowl will not slip while you hold it in the palm of your hand while you are making the lather. Next, it is wide so that the brush handle doesn't clank against the side and make noise.  I hate that-it ruins the Zen of the Shave with that clanking noise.  Next, it has a place to rest the brush between passes so that the handle doesn't get messy.  I hate that too-fingers need to stay dry during the shave.  Finally, it comes in enough different colors so that you can color coordinate it with your gear. 

Oh, one more thing.  I do use a lather bowl if I use a creme.