First post for Blade forum for me, hope someone can help. I picked up a three and a half pound at the local flea market last weekend with VNIHO stamped on it (sorry no pic as of yet) and can't seem to find the label anywhere on line, anyone know anything on this one? It could read OHINA (and it's definitely not a CHINA stamp), but it's a clean stamp so I am pretty sure it's VNIHO.
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A quick search shows a similar post on another forum, where there are pictures. Looks like possibly a worn out stamp dye or scratch makes the C look like an O, but it’s clear what it is. Your axe head was likely produced in China. Sharpen it and try it out; it might be better than the flee market money you spent on it.
A quick search shows a similar post on another forum, where there are pictures. Looks like possibly a worn out stamp dye or scratch makes the C look like an O, but it’s clear what it is. Your axe head was likely produced in China. Sharpen it and try it out; it might be better than the flee market money you spent on it.
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It's gotta be china.
You'll need to post pictures of the whole axe head though.
If it's not made in China it will be pretty obvious.
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upload the picture to another site like https://postimages.org/ once you upload the image click on "share" and copy the direct link. Then on here you can hit ctrl + p for insert image and paste the direct link
Waaaayyyy not a computer guy, please let me know if this links correctly.
Cleaned it up with a stripping wheel, very fast and does not really damage the metal... This was a typical rusty find when she started.
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previously i was on board with the bad china stamp, but im hard pressed to think that they would allow the C to fully close like that to turn it into an O. And doing some google wizardry isnt bringing up anything on my end, so best of luck
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Just a follow up, here’s a post where someone describes what seems to be your axe. I think this confirms what I think is true- it’s a Diamond brand axe and the “OHINA” might be “CHINA” but their C and A wore out so the replaced them with “O” and “V” as close approximations.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/resin-filled-eyes.1506839/post-18404460
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/resin-filled-eyes.1506839/post-18404460
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You're looking at it upside down.
If it's not CHINA it would have to be OHINA which turns up nothing.
I've only ever seen HK DIAMOND brand tools with their shining diamond logo, but I wouldn't be surprised if they made this.
If it's not CHINA it would have to be OHINA which turns up nothing.
I've only ever seen HK DIAMOND brand tools with their shining diamond logo, but I wouldn't be surprised if they made this.
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I mean does it really matter where it came from if the steel is good? Just this year i really made an attempt at honing my skills at hand-filling axes and ive done close to 15 of them and i can say for sure so far, the Mann axes are by far the hardest ones to get a good edge on, specially the cast steel one i got ahold of. True Temper and Master Machanic were the softest with a few others inbetween, but good steel is good steel no matter what the stamp says.
I agree, I have some nice old axes that have seen a lot of action in their life, and some "not so old ones". All I have get the same respect. I am currently vinegar soaking a very old smaller axe head that I was told is from South Africa, can't wait to see how that turns out. I will post both after they are cleaned up...
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You can also use brass wire wheel and not damage that gorgeous patina by using Evaporust or Vinegar.
Well, this is as good as she's gonna get. I don't know why there are horizontal ripples in the cheek, but we'll see how long it'll split wood. overall very happy, it just feels good.
The old one is the other that I have spoken of earlier. The story from the guy I bought it from; "bought t from a woman in her 90s that picked it up in Africa when she was a young lady". True or not, we will never know, I do like that you can see the line where the bit starts, and the lines where it was forge-welded in.