I do agree on that. Veneer means they couldn't be bothered with staining the wood, much less painting the lines.
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| Author: | dankenzon [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cherrywood Goban |
Hi I've saw now in several sites cheeywood floor gobans, 10 cms thick (the board) and 25 cm (board + legs). Did anybody buy it? How is the quality? the sound? Is worthy? or should I wait to get the chance for buying one better in Korea, Japan or China itself? Dkzn |
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| Author: | CnP [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
like this? http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/board/go-tables.htm I wouldn't get it myself. Veneer is not a sign of quality! |
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| Author: | Sweeper [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
I do agree on that. Veneer means they couldn't be bothered with staining the wood, much less painting the lines.
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| Author: | kirkmc [ Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
No, veneer means they couldn't be bothered with using good wood. You can see the difference in price. |
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| Author: | dankenzon [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
what do you people think of this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Go-Board- ... 5894463693 |
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| Author: | cdybeijing [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
dankenzon wrote: That looks like pretty cheap quality to me, and I really dislike the color. I am pretty sure you can get a one piece shin-kaya board of comparable thickness for the price that seller is charging. 
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| Author: | tchan001 [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
Regarding the bamboo floor board on ebay 1. In general, I find bamboo boards a bit stiff compared with many other woods normally used for go boards. 2. A floor board is usually made from one large piece of wood and has a pyramid cut at the bottom so it makes a pleasant sound when the stones are struck against the board. I doubt that a floor board made with many different pieces of loose bamboo strips glued together will give you the same effect. There is a post on my blog called "Goban and Shogiban - Creating Game Equipment" which might give you a few ideas as to what to look for when you plan to buy a nice goban. |
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| Author: | CnP [ Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
Quote: If you wanna improve your Go quick If you need a decent floor Go board If both of your answers to the questions above are "Yes", then you're in the right place to make your dream come true ^ ^ yay
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| Author: | dankenzon [ Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cherrywood Goban |
Tchan001 thanks for the awesome reference material! and I must say that somehow having a floor goban with legs is a kind of crown jewel for a Go Player... it's a different thing. |
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