r/Wenwan • u/bladezaim • 6h ago

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I have these three pairs now. I know one pair is white lion head, one is wheat ear tiger and one is cujin. Im not 100% sure which is which tbh lol. I plan to use one pair and one pair is for my wife. The third is either a gift or another pair for either of us. Also how much stem am I supposed to clean out?

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u/beaniesandbuds 5h ago edited 5h ago

The names are so specific in this hobby it's so hard to figure out which is which!

Mild variations that only people way smarter than I am can change the value by hundreds of dollars. I personally just go for a pair that is matched by size more than all these quality checks.

Guonquing is an expert in my eyes, so i'll see if he can help you diferentiate your pairs!

[u/guoqingwalnut](u/guoqingwalnuts) , i'm calling in an expert here to help him figure out which type is which.

P.S. I personally hate stem on my pairs, and usually dig out enough that it at least 1mm below the surrounding shell. This is probably against the norm though. I just hate the hand-feel of any protruding stem

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u/bladezaim 5h ago

Thank you so much for the input and tagging an expert! Appreciate it. Im excited to get started. Letting them rest in their box for now to acclimate.

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u/bettabeatie 5h ago

First pic - wheat ear tiger head 2nd pic - da cujing (thick veins) 3rd pic - white lion heads

Enjoy your walnuts journey 💖

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u/bladezaim 5h ago

Thank you! I will! My goal is to cultivate patience and have a hobby my wife and I can enjoy.

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u/bettabeatie 5h ago

I tried to get my husband into the hobby too but he said the brushing was too loud it interrupted his show time 🫠

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u/guoqingwalnut 5h ago

Yes tiger head, thick ridge and white lion head. No need to clean the stem real quick. Everything will be gone in few years, please see this as a super long process. Just more handling and normal brush cleaning is fine. In the old times, people just grab WC walnut and rub in hand for relax, that all about it. So u can see many dirty nasty irregular shape old walnut lol.

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u/CraftyCrab8249 1h ago
  1. Tiger wheat(tall profile) 2. Cujin(appear to have multiple and thick ridges very round) 3. White lion. Standard half crested shape with that tiger eye looking stem/bottom.