MKUltras - 11.8mm Beads Exotic Metal Editions

MKUltras - 11.8mm Beads Exotic Metal Editions

The MKUltras are a hybrid design, combining elements of traditional Mala and Komboloi beads. The MKUltra name gives a nod to this lineage, as well as their expedience as tools to help us focus our minds and still our thoughts. They can be used in a variety of ways, ranging from quiet bead counting, through to raucous flipping. 

The unique setup of the MKUltras allows them to be worn like mala beads, or carried discretely in the pocket. They adjust by means of a simple friction fit through the larger "Boss" bead closure. Although the design is exceedingly simple, we're fairly confident you won't find anything quite like them around. This is a knotless system, and does not require any special lock bead. The cord is simply compressed when threaded through the Boss bead, providing a reliable, secure fastener, that is easy to adjust when needed.

In this way, the Ultras can be worn on the wrist, or loosened and slid up above the elbow to keep them out of the way when needed. Excess cordage can be knotted loosely around the Boss bead when they are worn on the wrist, or left dangling. This modifiable arrangement allows them to be used very quietly, for simple bead counting used in breath work and meditation, to "raindrop" methods marked by the satisfying, rhythmic clacking of the beads, as well as much more physical methods of manipulation which resemble short game begleri play. While they aren't intended as a highly technical skill toy, there are still a solid range of moves you can link together, and lots of ways of working with them.

Zircuti Edition

The elegant Zircuti material is forged from folded layers of titanium and zirconium, then precision machined, polished, and torched to create eye-popping colour patterns, reminiscent of wood grain. When machined to our specifications, the grains of the material become exposed in a way that accentuates the appearance of the curves, creating a beautiful topographic relief. These beads feature a slight etch, giving them a lightly textured feel that provides some grip as well as an interesting tactile feel you won't find in other sets. 

Details: 

• Original size: 19x 11.8mm Micro Boss beads + 1x 15mm lil Boss (~80g per set)
  
• Zircuti material, with slightly etched, polished, and torched 
• All beads drilled with 3.5mm bore
• Ships on AO2's new custom 2mm Kevlar cord, and includes a spare strand of our new custom 100% silk cord 

Zirconium Edition

These beautiful zirconium models are precision machined from solid zirconium, and then polished and torched to a gorgeous finish. The material has a deep grey/ black finish, which has the appearance of some depth.

• Original Size: 19x 11.8mm Micro Boss beads + 1x 15mm lil Boss bead
• Zirconium material, heat treated and polished 
• All beads drilled with 3.5mm bore
• Ships on AO2's new custom 100% silk cord, and includes a spare strand of our new custom 2mm Kevlar cord

Mokume Edition

This beautiful edition is precision machined from a solid billet of mokume gane. This unique material is made from fusing together layers of metals, and working the billet into a patterned material that almost resembles wood grain. When machined to our specifications, the grains of the material become exposed in a way that accentuates the appearance of the curves, creating a beautiful pattern. 

• Original Size: 19x 11.8mm Micro Boss beads + 1x 15mm lil Boss (~139g per set)
• Mokume Gane material, polished or etched
• All beads drilled with 3.5mm bore
• Ships on AO2's new custom 100% silk cord, and includes a spare strand of our new custom 2mm Kevlar cord

Mokuti Edition 

The distinctive Mokuti editions of the MKUltras are in a class of their own. The elegant Mokuti material is forged from folded layers of titanium, then precision machined, polished, and torched to create eye-popping colour patterns, reminiscent of wood grain. When machined to our specifications, the grains of the material become exposed in a way that accentuates the appearance of the curves, creating a beautiful topographic relief. These beads feature a slight etch, giving them a lightly textured feel that provides some grip as well as an interesting tactile feel you won't find in other sets.  

• Original Size: 19x 11.8mm Micro Boss beads + 1x 15mm lil Boss (~139g per set)
• Mokuti material, polished, heat treated and polished 
• All beads drilled with 3.5mm bore
• Ships on AO2's new custom 100% silk cord, and includes a spare strand of our new custom 2mm Kevlar cord

New to the Ultras? You can wear em on your wrist, or check out the video below for some other examples of what these beads are capable of.