Walnuts as collectibles from wiki
Early this morning, I received a “request for help” from a playmate: “My Walnut have been playing for a year, but the color is not consistent..”
Close up, the two adjacent tree seeds, obviously a dark color, a light color, color difference is more obvious. I understand that this string is neither wet nor oiled, but it has a color difference.
Player distress: What to do? The answer is: keep playing! Old players say that playing to smooth the color difference, for a long time, finally become a color.
After playing for the same year, some players played a little better:
Walnut bracelet in the sun, red appearance, so charming ~ ~
friend @ jingsi said，He played this Walnut for a year, almost every day without leaving his hands. because his hands were not sweaty. he played more and brushed less, and his efforts always paid off.
Pick out the same batch of two seeds, take out a comparison, the effect of wrapped slurry is still very obvious.
Cloudy day natural light appearance, the color is slightly dark, but does not hide its brilliance. is more beautiful than some players who have played for two or three years.
Walnut hand string is similar to Walnut, but the way of playing is very different. I used to post a lot of beautiful Walnut played by my friends.
— friend @ Kent has been playing Walnut for less than a year, and the leather color is already very beautiful.
Some old walnuts
The little Walnut bracelet, which has been playing for five years, is so beautiful that it is said to sell for $10,000.
firend@nanzuojia After 8 years of playing Jingbaleng, it’s amazing!
friend@xiaoshitou. There is one that has been playing for 12 years, and the patina is a little purple or even black. But it looks good in the sun.
I also received a contribution from a 16-year-old old string, a small Walnut hand string from friend @ wangdayong, a small wild Walnut in Northeast China, which was set in purple.
Why do other people’s little Walnut always look so good? In short, one is to pick well, and the other is to play well.
Pick Walnut and get more done with less effort
Old players in the choice of seeds all know: to choose the thick skin, high density. The small Walnut with thick shell and high density can withstand playing, and the more they play, the more beautiful they are.
Look at the leather: the color looks good after the beautiful wrapped slurry of the leather. Try not to have blemishes on the skin, such as pubic skin, broken teeth or bumps. Worm eyes, skin water shortage, the surface looks like a chaff state, the cortex is not good, do not choose.
Look at the shape: small Walnut have the distinction of tall, short, round, generally high piles belong to the ordinary type, short piles and round piles are more popular, those on the appearance of solid, round and more lovely.
Look at the lines: The lines of small Walnut are divided into coarse lines, fine lines, deep lines and shallow lines. As for the choice of coarse lines or fine lines, it depends on personal preferences.
Look at the size: generally, wild Walnut below 18mm are small, 19 to 21mm are medium, and 22mm + are large.
Look at the pairing: the small Walnut hand string looks at the overall unity. When picking seeds, see if the side height and width of Walnut hand string are uniform, and the uniform height hand string is more beautiful to play.
However, if there is no chance to choose good seeds, play well, rely on acquired diligence, ordinary goods can also play out!
If you play and brush frequently, there will be wrapped slurry.
As for how to play, everyone’s hand sweat and the length of time are different, and the effect of playing is also different.
As friend @ jingsi, who has produced patina in one year.said, his Walnut has shallow lines, and his hands are sweaty.
so you don’t need to brush more, and you can get good patina by playing more on your hands.
Friend @ Kent also has dry hands. At the beginning, he brushes 80% and plays 20%. He brushes more, and the process of playing will be fully exposed to the air. One year later, he played more, 80% played, 20% brushed, and played more than 5 hours a day on average.
Friends with sweaty hands, when the palms are sweaty, after playing, they must brush the sweat evenly or dry it with cotton cloth to keep the strings clean and avoid sweat impregnation.
Small Walnut hand string skin thick, not easy to crack, do not need oil, if dirty brush gap, once accidentally play out the color difference, continue to play!
In the final analysis, little Walnut is strong and durable, and you who love Walnut need to keep playing! When the time is up, there will be natural patina. This doesn’t just apply to little Walnut.