This thick go board set came to Baduk Club from a reseller in Tottori, Japan.
The board is 18cm thick and stands 30cm tall on legs. It is a quarter-sawn board. This cutting style is the highest rated because it creates straight lines on most of the board's surfaces and provides the maximum dimensional stability. Such a cut is only possible with a tree of immense diameter. The color and grain point to the wood being Shinkaya (White Spruce). The reddish legs are Katsura. There may be incidental marks.
The board comes with a yellow cloth cover and a paulownia lid. These items may show more significant signs of wear, but the result is that the board itself is protected.
The bowls are Sakura (Cherry) or something similar like Karin (Quince). They are size XL and fit the go stones comfortably. They come with a protective paulownia storage box that closes with a purple Sanada Himo ribbon.
The stones are a full set (181 black and 180 white) of size 28 slate and shell, about 7.5mm thick. The black stones are slightly thicker o account for black's slimming effect. The white stones look high-grade, but are dirty and in need of a gentle scrubbing.
Shipping Details:
FedEx International Priority shipping from Japan (to nearly anywhere) is already included. This service reduces the actual transit time to only 5 business days, and also allows more room for padding in order to avoid shipping damage. Please allow a week for Customs preparations, then we will email you tracking notifications.
