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Offline dankenzon
 Post subject: Cherrywood Goban
Post #1 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:07 pm 
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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?

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Offline CnP
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #2 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:15 pm 
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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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Offline Sweeper
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #3 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:15 am 
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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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Offline kirkmc
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #4 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:21 am 
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No, veneer means they couldn't be bothered with using good wood. You can see the difference in price.

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Offline dankenzon
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #5 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:21 am 
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what do you people think of this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Go-Board- ... 5894463693
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Offline cdybeijing
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #6 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:55 am 
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dankenzon wrote:
what do you people think of this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Go-Board- ... 5894463693


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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Offline tchan001
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #7 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:39 am 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #8 Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:07 am 
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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 ^ ^
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Offline dankenzon
 Post subject: Re: Cherrywood Goban
Post #9 Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:52 pm 
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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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