Cherrywood Goban

dankenzon · Post by **dankenzon** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:07 pm

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

CnP · Post by **CnP** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:15 pm

like this?

http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/board/go-tables.htm

I wouldn't get it myself. Veneer is not a sign of quality!

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:15 am

I do agree on that. Veneer means they couldn't be bothered with staining the wood, much less painting the lines.

kirkmc · Post by **kirkmc** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:21 am

No, veneer means they couldn't be bothered with using good wood. You can see the difference in price.

dankenzon · Post by **dankenzon** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:21 am

what do you people think of this one:

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

cdybeijing · Post by **cdybeijing** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:55 am

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.

:tmbdown:

tchan001 · Post by **tchan001** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:39 am

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.

CnP · Post by **CnP** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:07 am

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

dankenzon · Post by **dankenzon** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:52 pm

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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