Picked up 2 old gobans in an oriental store. Would obviously like to identify the wood used if that's possible. Believe both came from Japan. The story I had is that hotels have gobans and these were bought with auctioned furniture from a hotel. Both seem to have a light yellow paint wash along the sides and this is waxy to the touch. The brighter one has less wear and tear and a straight grain. The duller [which i take to be old] has more scratches and obvious wood inserts along its sides. There are cracks as well which I dont mind but are these likely to cause problems in the future and if so can I restore in any way.The older one has a wooden protective case that fits over the top. I like the thought that it has seen many many years of go play. Both are heavy.
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I enclosed all photos in hide tags so the thread can be read without sideways scrolling, and combined the two threads.
-JB
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