r/Kendama

Where do you guys get metal bearings for 1mm string? Anything on Amazon?

As the title implies, I'm looking to get back into some good ole kendama seshes and need help with what brands are top right now. Some context here, not a new player by any means, I played a lot about 10 years ago in high school with my old Ozora and Sweets. I still have one of my old kendamas, its an older Sweets Prime, but its in a bit of a rough shape at the moment. Looking for something that can handle well with lunars and stilts, as well as everything else of course, but stilts and lunar variants are some of my favorite tricks.

hey, been looking into trying to paint my own tamas but a lot of the info ive found is pretty old and maybe outdated- any recs for good finishing coats for something grippy and matte? should i just use a standard matte clear coat spray or is there something out there that would work better?

gonna be building my first setup pretty soon here! that said, i would love some recommendations on which ken shape to go for.

my favorite shapes I have so far are goblin and broken shape. i’m a sucker for that chunky feel thats very responsive with juggles and ken flips, however, i can’t find any of those specific shapes available for purchase rn.

any similar shapes u guys have tried and recommend?

Ordered like $155 worth of Kendamas on May 26 emailed them twice since and still no response at all.

I am planning on getting the Erraticsquirrel kitchen complete set-up for my next kendama. I see they are doing a new drop in 2 days, but I will be at work at that time. How quickly do these kendamas sell out, and how often do they do restocks?