Lather Monster?

I considered one of these suribachi bowls back when OP posted this but decided to pass - I was concerned about damage to fine badger knots because I've seen what aggressive ceramic texturing does to my boar brushes.  I have a Dirty Bird and a Moss scuttle and they both have fairly aggressive texturing.  What they do to boar brushes is actually a good thing in that they break in and become soft and split-endy much quicker than normal.  To be fair, I haven't seen actual damage to badger brushes but I still avoid using them in those scuttles as a precaution.  A ruined badger can be a lot more costly than a ruined boar.  

One other point the OP made was that the Captain's Choice lather bowl was messy because of its low sides.  I don't agree with that.  The CC lather bowls, both ceramic and copper (which is slightly bigger) are more than ample for a generous three pass shave.  More if you're so inclined.  I've been using both the ceramic and the copper lather bowls for a while now and unless you're making massive amounts of lather, containing it isn't a problem, at least I've never spilled any lather.  The other thing about the lower sides of the Captain's Choice lather bowls is that you almost completely eliminate the risk of knocking the brush handle off the sides while lathering.  With a standard, user grade brush a little battle damage isn't an issue but you wouldn't want to ding up those artisan made beauties and that is definitely a risk in a deeper, steeper sided scuttle or mug.

Since I acquired the CC lathering bowls (ceramic/copper) I've not used either of my scuttles and have pretty much stopped looking for anything else - The CCs may not be the ultimate lathering bowls, they're close enough for me.

I haven't tried the CC bowls yet but I will at some point I'm sure.. Also a scuttle is on my list of things I want to get... Thanks for the comments / info..