How to tell old seeds from new seeds? Check these two points for large Rudraksha
老籽新籽怎么分？大金刚看这两点。买串的时候，商家常说的老籽、新籽，新手听着迷糊，不知道哪个好。老籽新籽怎么分，看这两点，分清楚了再决定买哪个。看颜色看颜色：老籽存放时间长，颜色自然加深，偏红棕或深黄，看着沉稳；新籽是浅黄色，颜色浅，带着新籽…
Rudraksha (large) water-sink test: how big is the difference between doing it and not doing it?
大金刚沉水测试，做和不做差别多大？买串的时候，总听人说让籽沉水试试，沉水测试到底靠不靠谱，做和不做差别多大？说清楚，你就知道该不该做了。沉水测试是什么沉水测试是什么：把籽丢进水里，沉下去的是密度高的好籽，浮起来的是密度差的糠籽。原理是密度决…
How to identify the drugged seeds? Donkey Kong focuses on these two most obvious aspects
打药籽怎么认？大金刚看这两处最明显。市面上的打药籽，看着又大又饱满，实际皮质发柴盘不出来。怎么认打药籽，看这两处最明显，学会了不吃亏。看皮质看皮质。打药籽的皮质发柴发干，摸着不油润，颜色偏白偏淡，不像自然成熟籽那样油亮。打药催大的籽，皮质是…
Open a Donkey Kong and check the quality of the holes. The difference in quality is immediately apparent
拆开一条大金刚看孔道，品质高下立判。很多人选串只看表面，其实孔道才是见真章的地方。把串拆开，一颗颗看孔道，做工好*、籽的品质，一眼就能看出来。孔道能看出什么孔道能看出做工。正圆孔道干净整齐，说明打孔细致；孔道歪斜、崩口、毛边的，是打孔粗糙。…
Unboxing a Donkey Kong. Don't cut the rope too hastily just yet
开箱一条大金刚，先别急着剪绳子。新串到手，很多人第一件事就是剪绳子换自己的，其实这步急了。开箱之后有几件事要先做，做对了，后面盘起来省事很多。先检查再动手先检查再动手。拿到串，先挨个看籽，孔道正不正、有没有崩口、籽有没有裂、桩型统一不统一，…
How to choose Donkey Kong without falling into traps? These are the most practical tips for veteran players
怎么选大金刚不踩坑？老玩家这几点最实在。选大金刚，新手看热闹，老玩家看门道。盘了几年大金刚，踩过的坑不少，把最实在的几点经验写出来，帮你避坑。先看皮质再看纹路先看皮质再看纹路。皮质油润、上手顺滑的籽，盘出来效果差不了；纹路好看但皮质干瘪的，…
The Donkey Kong I just bought has developed alkali damage. Don't panic yet. Here's how to deal with it first
刚买的大金刚返碱了，先别慌这样处理。新串到手，兴冲冲准备盘，结果一看籽上泛着一层灰白，还以为买到假货了。其实这是返碱，新籽的正常现象，处理起来也不难。返碱是怎么回事返碱是籽在干透过程中表面析出的一层物质，看着像碱灰，主要藏在纹路和缝隙里。新…
It took a whole week to pick out this mala from three hundred seeds
Carefully Selected MalaThis Rudraksha mala was recently handpicked for a client, selected from a total of 300 beads. The
A new batch of Nepal seeds just arrived—check out this plum-blossom cluster mala picked from it
Selecting a new malaThis Rudraksha mala was recently selected for a customer from a newly arrived batch of Nepal seeds
A honeycomb double-dragon mala (prayer beads) customized for a client; he said it’s better than those from physical stores after receiving it
1. The client's requirementsLast month a client came to me saying he wanted to get a Rudraksha (large) string and asked
