Picked a 22mm large-bead strand for a client—it looks very imposing when worn
Rudraksha (large) seed selectionThis Rudraksha mala was recently selected for a customer. I selected a string of 22mm la
A friend lost a few beads of his Rudraksha mala, helped him replenish seeds and restring it
Seed replenishment and stringingThis Rudraksha was recently selected for a client. A friend's Rudraksha lost a few beads
Where does the price difference lie? Rudraksha (large) grain, density, and skin quality
价格差在哪？大金刚纹路密度皮质。同一串大金刚，价格差好几倍，差在哪？说来说去，价格差在纹路、密度、皮质这三样，说清楚，你就知道钱花在哪了。皮质差在价格皮质差在价格：皮质油润、密度高的籽，盘出来效果好，价格高；皮质干涩、密度差的籽，盘不出来，…
How to choose between single-loop and 108-bead large Rudraksha mala without regret
单圈和108，大金刚怎么选才不后悔。大金刚的形态，单圈和108是两个方向，新手入手前纠结选哪个，怕选错了后悔。怎么选才不后悔，从用途、习惯、预算三方面说清楚。看用途看用途：日常佩戴、随手盘玩，选单圈，方便不累赘；喜欢绕手挂脖、讲究仪式感的，…
Which looks better after breaking-in, yellow-skinned or red-skinned Rudraksha (large)?
黄皮红皮，大金刚哪个盘出来好看？选大金刚，皮色是绕不开的看点，黄皮红皮各有拥趸，新手纠结买哪个。哪个盘出来好看，要看皮色的特点和盘玩效果，说清楚你就有数了。黄皮的特点黄皮的特点：皮质偏黄，颜色浅，上色慢，但变化过程丰富，从浅黄到黄棕再到红棕…
Is a 7-mukhi Rudraksha (large) worth playing with?
大金刚七瓣的能玩吗？七瓣的大金刚不多见，新手遇到七瓣，心里没底，不知道能不能玩。七瓣能不能玩，怎么玩，说清楚，遇到七瓣就不纠结了。七瓣的特点七瓣的特点：七瓣少见，比五瓣稀有，价格也高一些。但稀有不代表盘玩效果就好，七瓣的皮质密度也得看具体籽…
It has quite a strong smell—is this normal for new Rudraksha (large) seeds?
味道有点大，大金刚新籽正常吗？新串到手，凑近一闻有股味道，不少新手会担心。大金刚新籽有味道，正不正常，什么味道算正常，说清楚你就不慌了。新籽的味道新籽的味道：新籽带着果实的味道，有点酸涩，是籽本身的味道，属于正常现象。这种味道会随着盘玩慢慢…
Patina and jade-like translucency—which appears first on Rudraksha (large)?
包浆和玉化，大金刚到底先出哪个。玩大金刚的人总爱说包浆、玉化，两者到底啥关系，先出哪个？很多新手分不清，一次说清楚，你就明白了。包浆和玉化的区别包浆和玉化的区别：包浆是汗油在籽表面形成的氧化层，看着有光泽、摸起来润；玉化是包浆深入内部，籽整…
Unevenly patinated Rudraksha (large): how to even out the color and bring it back
盘花了的大金刚，这样追色还能回来。串盘花了，颜色一块深一块浅，看着别扭。盘花别慌，追色有方法，大金刚盘花了，这样追色，还能回来。盘花的原因盘花的原因：汗油不均，盘得多的地方颜色深；籽的密度不同，上色速度不同；盘玩习惯不好，单面盘局部盘。大金…
What material pairs best? A guide to beads for Rudraksha (large)
Which material matches best? A guide to matching beads for Rudraksha (large). There is a wide variety of accessory bead
