# sweets natural vs stained or atack
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972
**Category:** Kendama
**Created:** [November 7, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972 "2013-11-07T00:10:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@davestyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/davestyle)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972/1 "2013-11-07T00:10:39Z")
Hello forum-folk!
I was wondering if there was any difference between the sweets natural and the stained/atack version other than the stain/paint.
KendamaUSA identifies a difference with their natural.
Thanks!
edit\*I have lots of paints and stains (and test wood) available to me so $9 for paint on a $18 kendama seems pricey. Just trying to be frugal…
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### Author:  [@BensonChen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BensonChen)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972/2 "2013-11-07T01:25:19Z")
Well, the stained and natural are almost the same exact thing except with a stain for color. The ATack has a very tacky/sticky paint.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972/3 "2013-11-12T18:48:52Z")
I personally prefer the look of bare wood, so most of my kendama and similar type toys have been unstained wood. That’s also what I like with the TMBR products(except for where they are using other wood parts).
I’ve got a Sweets Natty, Voodama and a Rolling Pin from Sweets, all raw/bare except for minimal markings.
I find that with regular paint, it’s too slick so it can be tough to land some tricks.
With stains, depending on how it’s done, can provide a tiny bit of extra friction. If they put a seal on it, it makes it often too slick unless they do a SourMash finish. I’d like to get a clear SourMash finished kendama. Gives me the bare-wood look I desire, but with the sticky advantage.
With sticky kendamas, I can’t say as I haven’t purchased one yet. Maybe I do that before my trip. I feel anything that can help you learn or help you enjoy the toy more is worth it. However, I’m doing fairly good without it. I do want something in the “super sticky” category because it’s a variation that belongs in my collection and will be something I will play.
In the experience of those who know more than I do about kendamas, and I don’t know much, which brands seem to offer the “stickiest” sticky pre-made kendama set-ups? I’m asking for an immediate purchase that unfortunately won’t be through YYE. I want to get something before my vacation, which is Friday. It got bumped up a week.
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### Author:  [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972/4 "2013-11-12T23:11:52Z")
This will be the stickiest:
> **[Kendama USA](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/kendama-usa)**
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sweets-natural-vs-stained-or-atack/60972/5 "2013-11-13T09:11:03Z")
> [@Nathan](#):
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> This will be the stickiest:
> [Kendama USA – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/951/Kendama-USA---Pro-Models)
I’ll see about checking into that over the next couple of days if time allows.