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Gillette Slim Twist – found in garden! by waine on 27 Aug, 2012 12:33
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With my recent addiction to DE shaving, this was so weird I had to share...
I have a big garden which I choose to maintain myself. This includes cutting the grass with a high powered brush cutter, a five hour job.
On Saturday I was sitting at the bottom of the garden, resting, changing the brush cutter nylon. While seated, I looked down and saw a mud covered object. I lifted it up, blew off some sand and immediately recognised it a double edge razor with a white square plastic handle circled with thin grooves and an adjustable ring under the butterfly head. Excited, it lay in my top pocket until the lawn was finished.
That afternoon I cleaned it thoroughly as recommended on other sites. The following day I had to carefully sand a few minor rust spots with oil and 1200 paper, then spend the best part of the day polishing it with metal polish and ear buds (Q-tips) I was surprised at how clean I got it! Unfortunately it is not in great “collectable” condition, but not too bad either. It was clear it will still produce a decent shave.
Today I Googled it and learned it is a Gillette Slim Twist, made in England probably late 60’s, maximum to 1972. There are some cool reviews on different sites. Not a very aggressive razor, not terribly pleasant on the eye with the long plastic handle, but this evening it delivered a superb BBS head and face shave with my ultimate favourite -- the Astra SP Blade. I enjoyed the balance and weight and am truly stoked to add this to my personal armoury. (Unfortunately I am still struggling to post photographs, but I will when I can)
What a lucky little find? Now I have three decent DE’s; my SABI, the Gillette SuperSpeed - Flare Tip (both as gifts from halfway across the world) and my freaky “garden find” Gillette Slim Twist.
This man is fast becoming an exclusive DE shaver!
Watch this space...
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#1 by warhawk on 27 Aug, 2012 12:37
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Hi Waine: That is an awesome story and thanks for sharing. I cannot wait to see the pics.
WARHAWK
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#2 by -Doug- on 27 Aug, 2012 13:28
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What an awesome find! Definitely want to see some pics. Do you have any before and after shots?
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#3 by Laser Man on 27 Aug, 2012 14:35
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Waine,
Great find! Glad to hear that it gave you a smooth shave even after years in the rough. Gillette should contact you and make an advertisement out of your story.
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#4 by Mikekoz13 on 27 Aug, 2012 14:44
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Waine.... that is an amazing story. Fate has raised her hand to you... and it is good!!
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#5 by tomgallagher on 27 Aug, 2012 14:48
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Nice find Waine.
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#6 by balddoc on 27 Aug, 2012 15:21
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Dude, I'm coming to Durban as soon as I take leave. Who knows what next we could unearth. Oil? Gold? The Kruger Millions?
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#7 by mahaw90 on 27 Aug, 2012 15:37
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A quality find!
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#8 by Sir Harry on 27 Aug, 2012 16:12
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Nice, Waine! Thanks for sharing!
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#9 by baldOUfan on 27 Aug, 2012 16:30
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Who shaves in the garden ? Guess an old guy lost it.
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#10 by Lee on 27 Aug, 2012 17:17
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What makes this story so great is that you took the time to clean it and actually use it. Bravo!
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#11 by Slynito on 28 Aug, 2012 05:49
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Fantastic!
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#12 by Bluebriz on 28 Aug, 2012 06:16
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Wow! A nice find! I largely find little frogs and dozens of mosquito bites in my garden! Congratulations! Any theories on how it got there?
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#13 by Bluebriz on 28 Aug, 2012 06:17
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PS Any pics of it Waine?