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Offline fwiffo
 Post subject: Kaya is pretty stinky!
Post #1 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:44 pm 
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I knew Kaya was supposed to have a distinctive smell, but I didn't realize it would be this intense. My whole place smells sandlewoody.


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Post #2 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:54 pm 
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Beautiful board and stones.

Wish I could smell it!
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Post #3 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:30 pm 
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The bowls are gorgeous too. What kind of wood?

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:52 pm 
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tchan001 wrote:
What kind of wood?

It's a wonderful set, tell us everything:
wood, stone's and board size...

Good life and good GO! :tmbup:
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Post #5 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:38 pm 
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The board is 3.4 sun one-piece masame. The bowls are beautifully figured yaku-sugi cedar. Pictures don't do them justice. The stones are snow grade, size 36. I didn't originally intend to go for such thick stones, but I really liked this pair of bowls and they were quite large and I didn't want them to feel too empty. I will get used to the size!

I'm sure some of you will know where I got these and can track down more pictures. :)


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Post #6 Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 12:00 am 
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Congrats on your Kuroki set.
fwiffo wrote:
I will get used to the size!
Over time, please keep us posted whether you find size 36:
- perfect for you;
- still too thick;
- too thin. :mrgreen:
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Offline Jujube
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Post #8 Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 3:47 pm 
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*estimates the total cost of a one-piece 3.4 sun masame board, yaku-sugi cedar bowls and size 36 snow grade stones*

*splutters*

*coughs*

I saw the yaku-sugi bowls on Kurokigoishi some weeks ago and thought "wow, those are striking".

(By the way, as a fellow owner of a board from Kurokigoishi, I can confirm that the smell is amazing and it will hang around the board for many months).

Its a really great set. I feel like I've pulled up at a set of lights in my "pride & joy" BMW 3-series and I glance across as you come shimmering past in a new Porsche 911 :D

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Post #9 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:07 am 
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fwiffo wrote:
The stones are snow grade, size 36. I didn't originally intend to go for such thick stones, but I really liked this pair of bowls and they were quite large and I didn't want them to feel too empty. I will get used to the size!
One's can easily adjust to the best :D
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Post #10 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:19 am 
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Congrats on a lovely purchase.

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Post #11 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:14 am 
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fwiffo wrote:
I knew Kaya was supposed to have a distinctive smell, but I didn't realize it would be this intense. My whole place smells sandlewoody.


Question: how does the board sound when you put down a stone? I'm curious if kaya table boards sound different from kaya floor boards.
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Post #12 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:20 am 
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by78 wrote:
fwiffo wrote:
I knew Kaya was supposed to have a distinctive smell, but I didn't realize it would be this intense. My whole place smells sandlewoody.


Question: how does the board sound when you put down a stone? I'm curious if kaya table boards sound different from kaya floor boards.

I am curious too.
If there's a difference, it will probably also be because of the glass table without using a tatami, table cloth or something like that.
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