Custom Process for Large Rudraksha Malas: From Seed Selection to Stringing
经常有朋友问我，定制一串金刚手串到底是怎么个流程。今天就把我平时做定制的步骤整理出来，从最开始沟通到最后串好发货，一步一步说清楚。这样想定制的朋友心里也有个数，知道自己的串是怎么做出来的。一、沟通需求定制的**步是沟通，这步最关键。我一般会…
Don't buy overly cheap Rudraksha (large)—avoid these pitfalls
太便宜的大金刚别买，这些雷区避开。买东西图便宜是人之常情，但大金刚太便宜，多半有坑，买回来盘不了，钱就白花了。太便宜的大金刚别买，这些雷区避开。雷区一：落地红冒充雷区一：落地红冒充。落地红长得像大金刚，价格便宜，纹路*板、皮质发干、密度差，…
Rudraksha (large) vs. Padauk Rosewood: Don't Confuse the Two
大金刚和落地红，别把两者搞混了。市面上有长得像大金刚的籽，叫落地红，新手很容易搞混，买错了一串，盘了才知道上当。大金刚和落地红怎么分，说清楚，别搞混。两者的区别两者的区别：大金刚纹路自然，桩型多样，皮质油润，密度好；落地红纹路*板，形状偏圆…
Wearing a Rudraksha (large) mala? These are the best occasions to do it
Wearing a Da Jing Tang bracelet is most suitable for these occasions. Once the bracelet is strung, it's meant to be worn
This Rudraksha mala is the first one I have ever broken-in. It is not perfect, but I have deep affection for it.
**串金刚有玩友说想看真实的盘玩变化，不要网图。那就把我自己这串从新到现在的过程拍给大家看，图都在下面。这串是几年前收的，当时就是一串普通的黄皮大金刚，纹路还行，密度也不错，没什么特别出彩的地方。没想到盘了这么久，现在的颜色和包浆比我预期的…
Admire a pair of old Rudraksha malas that have been through the breaking-in (patina process) for seven years, with thick patina and a jade-like finish.
Appreciation of a 7-year-old mala (prayer beads)Recently, many friends have been asking me how to start with a new mala
This Rudraksha mala has been through the breaking-in (patina process) for half a year, and the color change is already very noticeable.
Half-year transformation recordThis mala in my hand was picked out from a pile of seeds back then, and I never expected
My friend's Rudraksha mala has been through the breaking-in (patina process) for a year; I'm comparing it with mine.
One-year mala comparisonToday I was tidying up a drawer and came across some old photos. I compared them with the mala I
This Rudraksha mala took two years to turn from yellow skin to Oxford red through the breaking-in (patina process).
Oxford red transformationLooking back at the photos from when I first got it and comparing to now, I can barely believe
Admire a set of Rudraksha (small) that has been broken in for three years, with a ruddy and translucent color.
Rudraksha (small) appreciationLooking back at the photos from when I first got it and comparing to now, I can barely bel
