r/Wenwan

I already have a pair of 40mm Lion Heads and wanted another set in a larger size and different shape just to see what they're like. Lo and behold, 47mm qilin pattern Official Hats (according to listing).

Like my first pair, their not identical to each other but similar enough to not effect play so they're more siblings than twins. I quite like them since I'm a big fan of wabi sabi.

I was a little skeptical of the size and the pronounced tips at first as I'm used to the rounded smaller shape of my first pair. Thankfully my hands are bigger and I can still twirl them around without them clacking into each other.

For anyone curious, these were about 28 SGD (so about 22 USD) from a Singaporean shopping app Lazada.

They've become lighter in color after more brushing, which also removed more dark fibers in the crevices.

ate the nectarines and cleaned them myself, it was sooo fun! 😋 they look like they have faces to me!

These change color way too slow

A while ago, we shared WalnutPod here while it was still in the pre-sale stage, and the community gave us a lot of really helpful feedback — we truly appreciate that. The first batch is now finished, and WalnutPod is officially ready.

We were able to incorporate some of the suggestions into this version. We added two foam thickness options to help protect different walnut sizes (maximum 42mm), adjusted the magnetic closure, and worked on the surface finish so it stays as close as possible to the original render.

There were also some ideas we may explore in a second update. And of course, we’d also love to hear from anyone who picks one up later — comments and discussion are always welcome.

Big thanks again to everyone here for the feedback :）

I have started playing with them. Their sounds are so satisfying.

Day 31

They are getting really glossy.

I managed to find an example of what yellow lines look like with patina on your walnuts. Hope this give you an idea of how it'll look like

New brushes have arrived from B3B (stiff hardened brush, hard brush, soft brush) 😊. Besides these I already have a stiff nylon brush aswell as a boar haired brush.

Currently on day 13. 3 first days i used a combination of the wire brush and stiff nylon brush. Then swapped out the wire brush for the boar haired brush.

Going forward, what combination of brushes shall I use? 😊

Photos showing how they are looking (day 11) aswell as the new brush set 😊.

How did I do? If you have any tips or feedback, I would greatly appreciate it!

Putting wenwan items in a wenwan

I bought this set off of Amazon option "Lionhead B" i think they're 4 tower?

They're roughly 35 mm belly with a 41 mm ridge, should i keep or return these?

https://a.co/d/094YELNA (this is the link)

Got my new brushes in from ZenWalnut and I couldn't be happier!

The brushes are incredibly well made, and after 10 minutes or so of brushing my newest pair (3-Faced Yunnan Iron) with the stiffer nylon brush, they have a noticably better shine than the boars-hair brush they came with that i've been using the last few days!

Very happy with my purchase, my cheap Amazon nylon brush had lost half of it's bristles after only a week, but I can already tell that these brushes will last a very long time.

I am new to this hobby and I have to choose between those 2 walnuts. Which one would you guys prefer?

Seems to be a small chip on one of the tips, but other than that, great for $9 a pair! (In the two sets deal on their Etsy, one for $12 and one for $6)

I have been brushing them for 3 weeks and was wondering if there anything to make some spots easier?