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Offline Garysan
 Post subject: Touching up lines on goban
Post #1 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:46 pm 
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Lines on go board are starting to show wear, what should I use to fix? Pencil?
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Post #2 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:04 pm 
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It depends on your board and the original lines.
High end Japanese boards have lines laid down one-by-one
by a master craftsman with a katana blade.
Other lines are printed, or laser etched ?
Depending on your time and money budget,
you have a few options available, from a black Sharpie
to a technical drafting pen with Indian black ink, and other methods.

It may also depend on the surface of your board:
if it is too smooth, then the ink may "bead" up and won't stay.
If it is too raw, then the ink may bleed and you end up
with very messy lines. The surface needs to be conditioned
just right for the ink to stay sharp and nice-looking.

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Post #3 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:08 pm 
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EdLee wrote:
It depends on your board and the original lines.
High end Japanese boards have lines laid down by
a master craftsman with a katana blade.
Other lines are printed, or laser etched ?
Depending on your time and money budget,
you have a few options available, from a black Sharpie
to a technical drafting pen with Indian black ink, and other methods.

It may also depend on the surface of your board:
if it is too smooth, then the ink may "bead" up and won't stay.
If it is too raw, then the ink may bleed and you end up
with very messy lines. The surface needs to be conditioned
just right for the ink to stay sharp and nice-looking.


Now you have a good excuse for the missus for buying a high end Katana blade!

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Offline EdLee
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Hi Tony, Thanks. I prefer this :)
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Offline Garysan
 Post subject: Re: Touching up lines on goban
Post #5 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:43 pm 
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Well for mine I would say that sharpie looks the most like the original lines I just didn't know if I should use them on my board, oh well it's only a $50 one. I suppose I'll try sharpie, thanks.
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Offline EdLee
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Hi Gary,

You're welcome.
I think you'll be satisfied with the Sharpie results. :)
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Offline goTony
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Post #7 Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:07 pm 
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EdLee wrote:
Hi Tony, Thanks. I prefer this :)
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but the price is out of this world...

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Offline goTony
 Post subject: Re: Touching up lines on goban
Post #8 Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:08 pm 
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I have used a sharpie on a cheap board and it was acceptable.

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