The original plan called for a folding board, but I decided against it at the last minute. Jared: I'm currently building a spruce table goban. Several folks have said that mine provides the best sound of any board in the club.Īxd: are you talking about the heso, or about the empty space between the legs? The resulting space under the board means that it resonates very well when whacked with a stone (especially my big fat Ing stones). Scartol: I made mine out of yellow pine ($6.99/plank at Home Depot) and added little feet (in my case they are wooden circles from a craft shop, but my pal Matt found some rubber dealies that are even better). For that and other reasons kaya boards are very expensive. However, kaya trees are reasonably rare and they grow very slowly. Kaya has the properties as described above, it is quite soft (nice sound), the colour is light (yellowish) and the grain is subtle. 'Competition' boards, the ones which are in photos of 'Go World', are typically made of the Japanese 'Kaya' wood. Choose a type of plywood that is not too dark. You can get a thin piece of furniture or cabinet grade plywood and sandwich it to cheaper plywood for a thick, good-looking surface. Good quality plywood (not construction grade) is fine for home-made boards, as it is relatively cheap and easy to work with. For aesthetic reasons, the grain should be " masame", i.e. In practice this means that wood is used. A secondary requirement is that the surface colour and texture must be so that the grid is clear, and that the sound made when hit with a stone is pleasant. The main requirement of the material used is that it is durable and does not warp. Nowadays, however, the trend seems to be towards simplicity and austerity. I once played on a board made in Algeria, which was made of leather (pigskin, apparently) stretched out over a wooden frame, with engraved camels around the side and inset pieces of mirror. One can find old boards which were highly decorative, and made to resemble e.g. However, this is not really a requirement. Most reputable dealers will include the exact type of wood used for their Shin Kaya boards.Traditionally, go boards are made of wood. Ph1234k ?: Shin kaya has also been made of Tibetan Spruce. Velobici: It is my understanding that "shin-kaya" is Alaskan White Spruce which is not the same as Sitka Spruce which also grows in Alaska. Traditionally, in Japan, a proper sound when the stone is played and wood that is neither too hard nor too soft are desirable qualities. These tend to have a natural yellow color and have different qualities as far as the actual play of a stone is concerned. Other woods that have been used for go boards include various kinds of cedars (hiba, taihi, hinoki), and cypress and ginkgo. Katsura is a darker tan color, rather than a yellow-gold shade, and katsura boards almost never are made with straight grain on the top face. In price shin kaya has been comparable to katsura, which is probably the most commonly used wood for traditional boards. Also the grain is coarser and the color not as bright as genuine kaya. Compared with kaya, shin kaya does not have the same "click" sound when a stone is played that some players find desirable. It is popular because it somewhat resembles kaya in appearance and straight-grain on the top board face is relatively cheap. does anyone know exactly what this "shin-kaya" is, what type of wood, and what are its properties.how would it compare to the other types of wood available?īob McGuigan: "Shin kaya" literally is "new kaya" but actually means "imitation kaya". Oldfrog: I have seen go equipment dealers with what they call "shin-kaya" (imitation kaya) gobans which are very affordable. From a general discussion of Material Goban.
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