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BIGGER copper lather bowl - first pictures!
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I have a 30mm boar knot on order. I think I will build a handle out of copper pipe fittings for a steampunk matching brush for the bowl. Why knot?
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Congratulations, Scott. You sure have stepped up your shaving bowl game, including the ceramics. I’m a huge fan, as you know.
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Thanks Kim, much appreciated. We will collect feedback on Oceanic - perhaps it stays the same or perhaps, based on feedback, it is tweaked. If it continues to sell we will continue to stock it.
We hope to have our ceramics in four colors in a few months so that will give more choices.
Scott, the bowl is fabulous.
If there would be a way to increase the heat retention a bit longer (thicker copper?), that would be great. I find I'm using a 7.5" straight walled bowl as a makeshift scuttle. Would love to not need that....
I have just been floating mine in the sink. It’s like boat after all.
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This is a great solution and one that I have used in the past with our Heavyweight bowl.
Oceanic docked yesterday and it is beautiful. Sadly, it is far too large for my landlubber needs. It is going on BST for the use of a true man of the sea.
I received my Oceanic Tuesday and have used it twice. I like the size and weight of it. Being heavier it is not as "clanky" sounding as my previous standard bowl when setting it down and now more of a soft thud. It works great floating it in a sink of hot water to keep the lather warm! In comparison to my large Cayuen bowl which is tapered they are the same diameter but the Oceanic is deeper and has a much bigger volume since it has straight sides and a flat bottom. I have a Georgetown Pottery scuttle but it's just too much hassle to bother with so I rarely use it but the Oceanic is simple for warm lather and floats great. The size is good for big brushes and making lots of lather which I use on a 3 or 4 pass shave most days. I'll probably use the Oceanic on days I want warm lather and the cayuen when I don't. My only con on the Oceanic would be it is still somewhat loud setting it down, so I set it on a towel. I think it's a keeper and I like it better than the smaller size.
I’m loving my Oceanic. My CaYuen bowl and Periera scuttle are sitting in the cabinet.
My first attempt at a steam punk brush to go with the Oceanic. It is definitely heavy enough to capsize the boat. The edge of the cap hangs on the edge of the bowl, which is nice. My wood handle brush kept falling in.
Hopefully it will look cool as at ages….
Hopefully it will look cool as at ages….
First shave with the steampunk brush and Oceanic.
What a great combo. The brush is really pretty heavy and I never realized how much I like a heavy brush!
The weight just allays the boar bristles so easily. No effort lathering, a nice weight brushing it on the head, the cap hooks the edge of the bowl so I won’t fall in. All told, this was a great idea!
I bought a 30mm boar knot from AE and got two fittings from the local hardware store (Home Depot in this case). The knot is actually 29mm and with a tight fit I could press it into the copper fitting which is meant to slip over a 1” copper pipe. I drizzled some super glue inside around the base of the knot. Then I put a brass cap on the threaded part (you could use a female thread and use a plug to be more streamlined I suppose, but HD didn’t have a big enough plug in stock.
What a great combo. The brush is really pretty heavy and I never realized how much I like a heavy brush!
The weight just allays the boar bristles so easily. No effort lathering, a nice weight brushing it on the head, the cap hooks the edge of the bowl so I won’t fall in. All told, this was a great idea!
I bought a 30mm boar knot from AE and got two fittings from the local hardware store (Home Depot in this case). The knot is actually 29mm and with a tight fit I could press it into the copper fitting which is meant to slip over a 1” copper pipe. I drizzled some super glue inside around the base of the knot. Then I put a brass cap on the threaded part (you could use a female thread and use a plug to be more streamlined I suppose, but HD didn’t have a big enough plug in stock.
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