duyhien Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hi all, I'm from Vietnam, I've just got this one for few days but dont know much about it. Would someone pls tell me about the origin and the age of this leg vise? I'd like to know.. Tks so much ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Looks like a French Design; as might be expected if sourced in Vietnam. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who has researched french post vises very much. Most likely early 1900's; but's that's a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) Yeah I think this is French leg vise too, but I couldnt find any symbol or logo of the manufacture. Anyway thanks for your information! 08:31 1GB Edited August 18, 2020 by Mod30 Remove excessive quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 In any case, that is one of the nicest vise stands I have ever seen. Where are you in Viet Nam? I covered a good bit of the southern part of the country almost 50 years ago. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Thanks for your compliment. I’m living in Hanoi. I found this leg vise in Vietnam’s South and it has been transported 1700km to be here in my house. Were you in Vietnam during the VN-USA war, pre 1975? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 duyhien welcome to the Forum. Your vise is beautiful. There is nothing I dislike about it. I hope you learn more about it, and May it bring you much pleasure. Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Yes, I was there 1970-71. Obviously, I was in the south. I spent time in Saigon, Bien Hua, and the Da Nang areas, both in the cities and the country. A beautiful country and mostly good people. I would like to go back some day. It would be better times than when I carried a rifle and wore a helmet. I have looked t some of the areas in the jungle where I was and they are now all rice paddies and villages. I'm glad that no more boys have to die there. There was too much of that when I was there. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Anachronist58 said: Your vise is beautiful. There is nothing I dislike about it. Thanks for your compliment. Im so lucky to own it 2 hours ago, George N. M. said: I was there 1970-71. A beautiful country and mostly good people. I would like to go back some day. i'm so glad to meet you here in this situation. Vietnam now is better and we have changed so much then. A peaceful country and nice people still. My uncle was also a solider, but not lucky as you, he died in that war. You should come back here again and see it yourself how Vietnam has changed, and hopefully you will have more good memories about us. And about this tool, I've been collecting quite a lot of tools from USA that you American bought to Vietnam since that war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 If I ever get back there and get to Hanoi and if we still have contact through I Forge Iron we may be able to meet. I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. Here is one verse from a poem that was written about the young men who died in World War 1. "They will not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them." Tell your family that you have received sympathy and condolences from an old American soldier who was on the other side of that war for the loss of your uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisCA Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I've been in Vietnam in 2013 myself when I visited Ho chi Minh city with my fiancé as well as her sister & husband. Her parents are from vietnam, in the Hanoi region. They said people they talked to thought they were korean because they had apparently an accent from growing up in Finland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 3:21 AM, George N. M. said: If I ever get back there and get to Hanoi and if we still have contact through I Forge Iron we may be able to meet. Thank you for your encouragement. And I would love to see you here in Vietnam one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwms Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 now I have an idea on how to mount my vise so it is movable. Thanks for the post!!! Love the internet. Here are people from all over the world - literally - sharing questions and ideas and making new friends!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 That is a very interesting vise and stand. We see a lot of people building stands like that, but I don't recall seeing one that clearly was made by the manufacturer for that specific vise. Those building their own would do well to note how solidly this is built and with so much mass for stability in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 And that post vise can pivot on the rear leg by loosening the strap clamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyhien Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 you’re right, but by doing that could put it out of balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 If it was mounted on the corner of a workbench it would be a handy feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I don't think a person would need or want to rotate the anvil on that stand when you can rotate the whole thing faster and easier. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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