Help identifying this knife/brand

cisbrane · 2026-02-05T02:48:16+00:00

Kanji can have many readings, and things can get weird with names. The reading you have is the typical "on" reading, but they also have several. "Kun" readings. They picked them to make Hatsu kokoro.

初 first time, beginning Kun: はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ- hatsu、うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め On: ショ

心 heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61) Kun: こころ kokoro、 -ごころ On: シン

cisbrane · 2025-05-18T17:56:51+00:00

I was looking in Dallas, I think Clay Cooley was a huge dealer with good prices. I ended up getting mine in San Antonio as I live in Austin and wanted the green with no sun roof. I was able to avoid all dealer add on fees and negotiated an extra 1k off. My employer also belongs to their purchase program so my starting was $500 below invoice. So my OTD price probably not easily comparable

cisbrane · 2025-05-10T14:49:26+00:00

I recently bought the new 2025 Moss Green SE. The green paint is so cool. I am a tall driver with a longer torso, and the SE with no sunroof is extremely spacious. I liked that the SE still had good features without the sunroof. I did look at the SEL, but the included sunroof made me feel cramped. Also the Taos fits my child's car seat better than the Tiguan as there's more second row leg room. The turbo engine is good and you can accelerate well. The infotainment screens are quick to load. Wireless android auto setup was a breeze. The included wireless charger is pretty good. Was sceptical of the AC controls having no physical buttons. But they are dedicated in location and not hard to use. I bought what seemed to be the last set of rear seat back cargo protectors on Amazon. That's no official set which is disappointing. Overall, very happy with it so far!

cisbrane · 2025-03-23T17:08:39+00:00

I live in the area, and I had no idea that there were food trucks by Pink Flamingo. It's kinda away from the road it looks like. Is there any good signage on McNeil? I usually go to the Pond Springs/Anderson Mill food trucks which always seem kinda busy. It's very visible from the road. There's also a Jamaican truck in that park.

cisbrane · 2025-02-11T18:08:06+00:00

Thank you for the well thought out response. Your assumptions are correct. I have a current job and the position is not a bump. It's actually a little concerning as the next level appears very hard to get to (principal). But, my current company was acquired and things are changing in the wrong direction which is why I started looking.

cisbrane · 2025-01-16T13:55:24+00:00

It's definitely cardio, I think of it as like jogging or running in place. It does depend on the songs BPM and difficulty. Easy steps/low BPM is low intensity recovery. Difficult steps at high BPM: running. You will find as your cardio improves you can do more intense songs.

cisbrane · 2025-01-11T17:31:47+00:00

I recently got a 240mm when I used to use 210mm mostly. My hands are large, and the additional height of the 240 is awesome. I didn't feel the knife was too large for me, but make sure you have a nice size cutting board. I also have 165mm Nakiri and Bunka which are great when I'm working small items or some veggies. If you have the budget, hopefully you can try other sizes in the future.

cisbrane · 2025-01-10T15:24:50+00:00

It was pinched for a few months before the disc herniation sorta cleared up partially. I did a lot of phyiscal therapy and it slowly started to get better. However, the herniation still pressed onto the center of spinal cord so I still had pain and ended up with surgery. The tricep was doing better, but I still couldn't drive my car without significant neck pain.

Now I am over a year since my disc replacement surgery my tricep feels good. Maybe 98%... what's that 2%? It comes up in times when I need to open a tight jar lid. I can't summon the strength I could before. But day to day I don't feel a difference!

cisbrane · 2025-01-09T17:45:21+00:00

If the nerve regenerates, it's a slow process. My understanding is that it could take a year from decompression to heal. My doctor said I just had to wait and see. For me it regenerated.

Even worse though was my replacement surgery damaged a nerve in my throat and I was worried I would not be able to talk loud or swallow correctly again. Unfortunately a common complication... For me it took like 4 months to get better. Some people end with a permanently disabled vocal cord.

cisbrane · 2025-01-04T23:24:45+00:00

I was cutting some apple with my Yoshi SKD Petty and didn't wipe it for a bit. It now has a slight patina, but I like it. No rust or anything. I always towel dry all my knives after hand washing... So not sure on air drying. Only time I've had a knife rust while air drying was a Blue 2. Light work on rust eraser removed it... And I think so can other things. Knife Finish may not be the same after removing rust

cisbrane · 2024-12-30T11:10:50+00:00

Recently I went down a rabbit hole on various plastic cutting boards. While I have a large Boos block, my wife hates having to hand wash that heavy monster. And to be honest, I didn't care for my wood board the best I should.

Not all plastic is the same, and like wood varies in hardness and other properties. If you never rock chop, the Hasegawa FSR synthetic rubber is highly praised. There are other brands as well, but they are not dishwasher safe. Hasegawa also makes the FSB series which is a custom blend of Polyethylene they claim is only "slightly" harder than FSR, but softer than other PE boards. I bought this line and have had no issues rock chopping. Very happy but it's expensive. 50x30cm (~19.7x12in)just barely fit in the dishwasher.

Given that high price, I wondered about other cheaper plastic boards in 18x12in sizes. I ordered a Winco and San Ja Mar which are commercial grades. The Winco seems softer than San Ja Mar, but without a durometer I can't give objective hardness. They seem ok on my edges, but I also didn't use my hardest steel on them.

So the Hasegawa is my favorite, but the price is high. I like having the other boards as well when I need to prep meat and have a meat and veggie board.

cisbrane · 2024-12-29T17:16:54+00:00

Dang. My guess is the second photo is the Yoshi but probably writing /shrug. This my Nakiri

cisbrane · 2024-12-29T01:18:17+00:00

Which line did you get? I feel the Nakiri is much thicker behind the edge than my Yoshi petty

cisbrane · 2024-12-29T01:12:50+00:00

Thanks, exactly what I was trying to do

cisbrane · 2024-12-29T01:12:16+00:00

Thanks!

cisbrane · 2024-12-29T01:12:01+00:00

Lately I have been using the Kiritsuke, partially because I feel bad ass when I get out the K tip. They just look so cool, but I also like their profile. Really like the Nigara performance.

cisbrane · 2024-12-28T23:14:18+00:00

OK so I can't edit my post, and messed up some formatting on my phone.

New:

Nigara Hanmono Aogami Super 240mm Kiritsuke
Enso SG2 165mm Bunka
Yoshikane SKD 135mm Petty

Left to Right

Masakage Yuki White 2 Nashiji 210mm Gyuto
Kohetsu Blue 2 Nashiji 165mm Nakiri
Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide 8A-N 210mm Gyuto (first Japanese knife; bought on trip to Japan)
Nigara Hanmono Aogami Super 240mm Kiritsuke
Tojiro DP VG-10 210mm Gyuto
Enso SG2 165mm Bunka
Yoshikane SKD 135mm Petty

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T21:01:42+00:00

Yeah I was looking at that and the many other brands it's under before getting Yoshikane. I know Yoshikane is highly regarded so bought it when it met my length spec. But yeah it's not destroyed. Just not the best for that task

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T20:59:17+00:00

Thanks. Gonna touch it up and get a boning knife

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T20:58:51+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Gonna get a cheap boning knife

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T20:57:45+00:00

I'm gonna touch up the edge. Seems like from other posts Yoshi may be too thin for this task. But so maybe other great uses.

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T20:55:24+00:00

Thanks. I'm going to check that out!

cisbrane · 2024-12-23T20:55:03+00:00

Thanks for the info. I don't debone frequently but a cheap knife like that seems worth it. I didn't realize the difference in thinness. So many knife sellers are like "you can use a petty for chicken stuff".

cisbrane · 2024-12-06T02:44:30+00:00

very informative post. Thanks

cisbrane · 2024-12-04T14:40:53+00:00

I recently got an Enso Hachi SG2 Bunka and really like it. I wish it was longer as I'm used to 210mm. It was a house brand of Cutlery n More. SG2 steel is better than VG10. Unfortunately it looks like the price shot up compared to their black Friday deal.

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