Life In 19x19

Right now, I'm leaning toward buying because the prices, as compared to building,
are still going to be quite similar and the floor goban comes with stones. That summer of 2003 consisted of endless sanding and staining the wood with nasty chemicals --
if the pine was untreated, the ink would bleed ...

Right now, I'm leaning toward buying because the prices, as compared to building,
are still going to be quite similar and the floor goban comes with stones. That summer of 2003 consisted of endless sanding and staining the wood with nasty chemicals --
if the pine was untreated, the ink would bleed ...

Or on the other hand I can go to home depot/Lowe's and get some hardwood plywood and glue sections of the wood together. Which to do...? Start with Home Depot/Lowe's and work your way up. With some cheap, pre-glued together pine wood from Home Depot (I think it's meant to be for a table top?), I ...

So far I have found one guy on the web who is willing to make me a single piece of laminated maple in the 18"x17" size, which will be further cut, out of maple.

Or on the other hand I can go to home depot/Lowe's and get some hardwood plywood and glue sections of the wood together.

Which to do...?

Also, looking at the bottom of a floor board, what are the dimensions of the cut-out and the angles of the edges?
The cutout on the bottom is called the "heso". Its apparent function is to help in the drying process over a long period of time and for improved sound quality. Unless you're making ...

The measurements given for board width and length are the dimensions for the board itself not the grid. Given those dimensions, the total width of the grid should be 415 mm ((1 mm thick lines x 19) + (22 mm line spacing x 18)), which gives a 4.6 mm margin on each side. The total length of the grid ...

Have you seen this page?

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If so which bits are confusing you?

I'm going to sound so stupid when I say this but, the dimensions given for the board, are they for the actual surface material or the grid itself? And if not the grid, what is the proportion size of the grid relative to the playing ...

another question that I have is that I can't figure out how large to make the actual board, the directions on "Sensei's Library" are a little confusing.

Since I am determined to do this I am probably going to press several sheets of laminated pine together into a thickness of 4-6 inches.

Do you think I should attempt the cut-out?

Where should the legs be placed?

So it turns out that finding a board/block of wood that it 18x18, not even counting the thickness, is impossible.


It certainly not likely to be a common consumer item. Have you tried going directly to a mill?

I have contacted two in my area but the cost to get a board of that size eliminates ...

So it turns out that finding a board/block of wood that it 18x18, not even counting the thickness, is impossible.

on a totally different note, what kind of wood should I be looking for?

I saw a couple of table boards made out of white pine, but I don't know...

Also, about how thick should I be looking at making the board?

does anyone know about this goban and if it's still available anywhere?

I'm not really interested in a goban that is meant only as a work of art, but a floor goban for a room that will eventually become my personal study/library/man-cave; hence the idea of a bamboo floor goban.

I have seen some nice deals on eBay, but since I like to build things with my own two hands ...

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Ah, my apologies.

My searching skills are weak.