MKUltras -12mm Wooden Beads Editions

MKUltras -12mm Wooden Beads Editions

Aroundsquare’s 12mm wooden MKUltras are a versatile product that works great as classic-looking wristwear, while being highly functional as a flippable set of beads. The spherical 12mm beads are manufactured to our specifications, including chamfered bores and a smooth, polished surface. 

They are available in beautiful, dark, ebony wood (paired with a brass boss bead), and distinctive green sandalwood (paired with titanium). Both are dense woods with a great weight and great feel in the hand. Ebony offers a slightly crisper, heavier feel, with beautiful contrast against the brass accents. Green sandalwood provides a subtly lighter alternative, with equally appealing grain and a slightly understated pairing with titanium. Both combinations are offered in long-form and short-form configurations; the long-form sets include 10mm tassel beads. All options combine smooth handling, natural materials, and a pleasing balance of weight and movement.

Details:

• Material & Weight:
  • Ebony short form ~37g/set,
  • Ebony long form ~50g/set,
  • Green sandalwood short form ~30g/set,
  • Green sandalwood long form ~41g/set
• Size: 12mm diameter, 3mm bore
• Polished finish
• Breakdown
  • Ebony Short Form: 19 x 12mm ebony beads + 1 x 15mm brass bead
  • Ebony Long Form: 27 x 12mm ebony beads + 1 x 15mm brass bead + 4 x 10mm ebony beads
  • Green Sandalwood Short Form: 19 x 12mm green sandalwood beads + 1 x 15mm titanium bead
  • Green Sandalwood Long Form: 27 x 12mm green sandalwood beads + 1 x 15mm titanium bead + 4 x 10mm green sandalwood beads

For a hands-on look at the 12mm Wood MKUltras, check out the October 2026 Drop Preview.

General Information on the MKUltras

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 "Micro 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 Micro 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 Micro 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.