From Vietnam with love!

[uncle thuan]

Hello, everyone!
I joined GJ few month ago, GJ is full of useful information, so "Thank you very much!".
I'm very interested in TOOLS and decide post a thread about "Tools in Vietnam", hope you enjoy!

Vietnam still a poor country, new hi-end, quality tools is rare and very expensive. So mainly, i'll post tools which as heritage of Vietnam War and earlier - French Colonial.

Please let me know if you have any information.....

Are there vintage Facom tin snips & vintage Proto 1/2" ratchet??

Both are new.

Thanks and best regards!



Ps: My english is bad

 

[48RON54]

Welcome to the site

 

[BK13]

Welcome aboard.

I seem to recall that one of the Euro tool companies was sourcing some of their pliers from Vietnam... Facom maybe?

 

[franzdom]

Wiha pliers are made in Vietnam now.

 

[thesilverone]

excellent tools!

 

[north]

Welcome to GJ uncle thuan. Love those tools.

 

[David W]

Welcome!

 

[PFSard]

Vietnam still a poor country, new hi-end, quality tools is rare and very expensive. So mainly, i'll post tools which as heritage of Vietnam War and earlier - French Colonial.

Ps: My english is bad

Uncle Thuan

Welcome to GJ. Great site. Hopefully, the people of Vietnam will prosper and grow rich through the production of high quality goods (like the tools you posted). All in good time.

P.S. I'll bet your English is a lot better than my Vietnamese.

 

[submariner]

Hello, everyone!

Welcome to GJ!

Wiha pliers are made in Vietnam now.

I find a lot of clothing is made in Vietnam and Bangladesh now, perhaps China is getting expensive?

 

[mofo62]

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Bienvenido .Proto Nice


V!

 

[Blöckw@rt]

Welcome to the forum.

Wiha pliers Made in Vietnam...definitely no **** !

 

[Hinez Wengler]

The best rucksacks are made in Vietnam to. Osprey !

 

[uncle thuan]

Thanks 48RON54, BK13, franzdom, thesilverone, north, David W, PFSard, submariner, mofo62, Blöckw@rt, Hinez Wengler!

@BK13, franzdom, Blöckw@rt: So sad, i haven't owned any Wiha yet. We usually make high quality for export, Wiha maybe that case.

@PFSard: thanks for greeting! Do you live with Vietnameses??




Duro Chrome G code from WW2.

AKE USA - maybe a military contractor?!

 

[PFSard]

@PFSard: thanks for greeting! Do you live with Vietnameses??

No. I live in Arizona now (past 16 years or so). But I used to live north of Boston, MA. A friend that I met through night classes at the local college was from Cambodia. He was always putting himself down because of his poor English. I would laugh with him because he was unable to teach me his native tongue. He was a good teacher, but I was hopeless.

Paul

 

[uncle thuan]

No. I live in Arizona now (past 16 years or so). But I used to live north of Boston, MA. A friend that I met through night classes at the local college was from Cambodia. He was always putting himself down because of his poor English. I would laugh with him because he was unable to teach me his native tongue. He was a good teacher, but I was hopeless.

Paul

Haha. Try Vietnamese!

"Neither tornadoes nor hurricanes can be compared to Vietnamese Grammar!"

 

[uncle thuan]

Vintage jeweler's saw. Made in Germany to deliver to U.S. Military with FSN: 5120(5110)-223-4870 ; 5120(5110)-223-4470

VIGOR - Made in Germany

DIXON Germany

 

[uncle thuan]

In a vintage GSA catalog>

 

[bczygan]

Welcome uncle thuan,
And welcome to all the members from all over the world.

We here in the USA are lucky and enriched by having you as members.

Bill in Detroit

 

[uncle thuan]

Thanks Bill!

Detroit still in golden age??

I don't know the period mfg of this special puller. Can you and all the members from all over the world help me?


And which is roller bearing they work with??

 

[pauls_workshop]

Thought I'd just mention, Vietnamese food is some of the best ever! Anyone who gets a chance, try to find a Vietnamese place and get something that uses their unique fish sauce! Very different than any other culture I think. If you like Thai, or Korean, or even Chinese, give Vietnamese a try!

Their tools may be pretty good too! - Paul

 

[txusa03]

welcome aboard and it is most likely 11 pm there in VN...ban kheo khong?

Nice collection of tools.

@Pauls workshop: what VN dish do you recommend?

 

[7th Kahuna]

Welcome and thanks for sharing your collection. Are these new finds or something you have been collecting for a while? As you noted, Vietnam is a poor country. I wouldn't expect to find a lot of old tools in such great (new) condition. I would have expected them to have been put to use. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

 

[pauls_workshop]

welcome aboard and it is most likely 11 pm there in VN...ban kheo khong?

Nice collection of tools.

@Pauls workshop: what VN dish do you recommend?

Oh, we'll have to get advice from the OP for that. I'm just a guy from the midwest. I don't know the names of them. My favorite was like rice in a clay pot, with fish and a fish sauce. That sauce is like fermented a long time, months or years. It is culturally unique as far as I can tell. Just wonderful! I love food from all cultures! Diversity is a wonderful thing always, food being one of those. - Paul

 

[t1r2u3s4t]

I believe fish sauce takes about 1 year to produce by sun baking anchovy and salt in ceramic drum/vat. I think you should try all the dishes offered, but imperial or fresh rolls are always good starter. A lot of westerner like vemicelli with fish sauce and some sort of grill meat (chicken/beef/pork/shrimp). My favorite is Pho, which is a kind of noodle soup with fresh flat rice noodle and beef-flavored broth. That said the real stable in Vietnamese cuisine is in various dishes that go with rice, since rice is the everyday meal. Paul mentioned clay pot, and I highly recommend that, very flavorful. OK I'm all hungry now...

 

[fireeqpsrv]

Welcome to the GJ! Glad to have you here

 

[uncle thuan]

@ Paul & t1r2u3s4t:
Thanks to vote for Vietnam's food. Fish sauce is the sauce for daily use of Vietnamese and like you said: "fermented a long time, months or years"; "fish sauce takes about 1 year to produce by sun baking anchovy and salt in ceramic drum/vat", taste is awesome!

- fish sauce = nước mắm
- rice in a clay pot = cơm niêu
- pho = phở is wonderful



@txusa03:
"ban khoe khong?" not "ban kheo khong?" full is: "bạn khỏe không?"
- I'm fine . Thank you! And you?

Hope you come back to Vietnam!


And thanks fireeqpsrv, 7th Kahuna!

Welcome and thanks for sharing your collection. Are these new finds or something you have been collecting for a while? As you noted, Vietnam is a poor country. I wouldn't expect to find a lot of old tools in such great (new) condition. I would have expected them to have been put to use. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

I have been collecting for a while. And yes, some kind of tools we use a lot, in hard way. Like these:

 

[Voi]

Tools and Vietnamese food, what a wonderful combination of my interests.

My two favorite Vietnamese dishes are Mi Quang and Hu Tieu. As I understand it both are vague terms, sort of like us Americans saying stew or chilli. In other words, there is no specific expectation when you order a bowl of it. Everyone has their own way of making it.

Pho of course is great but it can be tough finding a good bowl of it. There are many versions of the dish but most importantly, not everyone makes the broth the same, which is where most of the flavor comes from.

Also like a barbeque pork Banh Mi, broken rice with grilled pork (and an egg) and numerous other things I can't recall the names of.

Vietnamese coffee is also VERY good. Basically espresso-like strong coffee brewed over condensed milk.

Oh, and how can I forget Banh Bao.

 

[Trey T]

welcome! Looks like somebody is studying Linear Algebra

 

[Steinmetz]

welcome! Looks like somebody is studying Linear Algebra

No. Theory of Elasticity.

 

[Kracin]

one of my favorite places i went was over in thailand, never got to visit vietnam but all of those places are beautiful. even my wife is khmer (cambodian).

for those people who don't know vietnamese food, pho is a staple (pronounced "Fuh"), and delicious, especially with hoison and sriracha! and even though we go to a good vietnamese restaurant run by very nice vietnamese people, i still like my wifes pho the best.


a good way to get a grasp on what vietnam looks like, watch the top gear uk vietnam special where they take motorcycles from one end of vietnam to the other.


it's pretty cool to see some of those old tools left behind from that era, so you don't have a lot of quality tools, but what kind of cheap tools can you find there... over in the u.s. you can literally buy cheap tools any place at all, from a gas station to a grocery store, it's ridiculous how many places sell cheap junk.

 

[txusa03]

I am doing well except for my attempt at communicating in vietnamese...

So do you work on (fix and tune-up) mopad/bicycle/cars in VN if you don't mind me asking?

 

[uncle thuan]

welcome! Looks like somebody is studying Linear Algebra

No. Theory of Elasticity.

Yes, Theory of Elasticity.

I am doing well except for my attempt at communicating in vietnamese...

So do you work on (fix and tune-up) mopad/bicycle/cars in VN if you don't mind me asking?

I'm an engineer. I've been gathering tools for using when needed and collecting a bit.

Tools and Vietnamese food, what a wonderful combination of my interests.

My two favorite Vietnamese dishes are Mi Quang and Hu Tieu. As I understand it both are vague terms, sort of like us Americans saying stew or chilli. In other words, there is no specific expectation when you order a bowl of it. Everyone has their own way of making it.

Pho of course is great but it can be tough finding a good bowl of it. There are many versions of the dish but most importantly, not everyone makes the broth the same, which is where most of the flavor comes from.

Also like a barbeque pork Banh Mi, broken rice with grilled pork (and an egg) and numerous other things I can't recall the names of.

Vietnamese coffee is also VERY good. Basically espresso-like strong coffee brewed over condensed milk.

Oh, and how can I forget Banh Bao.

You had been in Vietnam for a long time??

one of my favorite places i went was over in thailand, never got to visit vietnam but all of those places are beautiful. even my wife is khmer (cambodian).

for those people who don't know vietnamese food, pho is a staple (pronounced "Fuh"), and delicious, especially with hoison and sriracha! and even though we go to a good vietnamese restaurant run by very nice vietnamese people, i still like my wifes pho the best.


a good way to get a grasp on what vietnam looks like, watch the top gear uk vietnam special where they take motorcycles from one end of vietnam to the other.


it's pretty cool to see some of those old tools left behind from that era, so you don't have a lot of quality tools, but what kind of cheap tools can you find there... over in the u.s. you can literally buy cheap tools any place at all, from a gas station to a grocery store, it's ridiculous how many places sell cheap junk.

Yes, many was sold by kilograms.

SONIC??

 

[MBfreak]

Hi there Uncle Thuan.

Nice old tools, I love the old open end spanners.

But I am intrigued by the math on the papers you have used for background on some of the tools.

What is the subject and the equations. Does not look like a math/calculus textbook to me.

Would be interesting to know!

Best regards

Ola

 

[uncle thuan]

The subject is Theory of Elasticity, the equations are relative to tension, stress,... use for metal forming(forging, rolling, bending...)

Love Swedish files!

 

[Trey T]

Uncle Thuan: quite a collection of tools you got. BTW, you're not related to Uncle Ho Chi Minh, are you? LoL

No. Theory of Elasticity.

Didn't even try to see exactly subject but I believe that's some sort of linear algebra used in Solid Mechanics, isnt it?

 

[Monkey Milk]

Chao mung chu Thuan

 

[Steinmetz]

Yes, Theory of Elasticity.




I'm an engineer. I've been gathering tools for using when needed and collecting a bit.





You had been in Vietnam for a long time??




Yes, many was sold by kilograms.

SONIC??

I don't understand Vietnamese, but I recognize the expressions. I'm an engineer too (up through Ph.D level). Then I became an attorney.

 

[ImportTuner]

one of my favorite places i went was over in thailand, never got to visit vietnam but all of those places are beautiful. even my wife is khmer (cambodian).

for those people who don't know vietnamese food, pho is a staple (pronounced "Fuh"), and delicious, especially with hoison and sriracha! and even though we go to a good vietnamese restaurant run by very nice vietnamese people, i still like my wifes pho the best.


a good way to get a grasp on what vietnam looks like, watch the top gear uk vietnam special where they take motorcycles from one end of vietnam to the other.


it's pretty cool to see some of those old tools left behind from that era, so you don't have a lot of quality tools, but what kind of cheap tools can you find there... over in the u.s. you can literally buy cheap tools any place at all, from a gas station to a grocery store, it's ridiculous how many places sell cheap junk.

I think you meant hoisin (sauce) ...

btw .. pretty good tool collection

 

[donmillerx]

Wow, nice growing tool collection…love the thread.

I spent a month in Saigon and the surrounding areas as well; Cambodia, Thailand etc. but Vietnam was amazing. And I definitely have to agree about the food!

My favorite among the others…Pho, Banh Mi, and the coffee I think is: bun thit nuong.

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to more posts.
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[Danglerb]

Welcome to the forum.

Southern California has many people from VN, lots of places for Pho. Friends of my wife took her for seven courses of beef, but most of the time, about once a week we pick up Banh Mi. My favorite is Spam and scrambled eggs, wife sticks to grilled pork.