![]() You might want to spend some time looking at balsa wood model sites to see how larger pieces are glued up or search the sites for restoration and repair tips. I need to make a cloth cover or try to glue the Paulwania cover back together again.ĭepending on how much deflection or impact trauma the soft wood suffered, this could be easy or almost impossible. It had a paulwania cover but it did not make it through shipping. The go stones are supposed to be original with the post by Justin2013 was liked by 12 people: Bonobo, EdLee, Erythen, fireproof, gomeditate, Hong Ny, imabuddha, joellercoaster, lemmata, Ortho, shapenaji, tchan001 It is from 33rd year of Meiji period, which dates to 1900. The older Goban is dated and signed by the artist who made it. ![]() If you would like to see the higher resolution images they are is a link to some pictures of other Go boards that I have right now. It does make studying problems easier to do with a nice board. Now, I always make sure my hands are clean and have to keep my children from playing on it. The only problem with owning a nice board is being worried about things happening to it. Now she has nicknamed it Big Red and the older Kaya board Grandpa. My daughter said it smells like Big Red gum. I was pleasantly surprised by the smell on this board. I have an older Japanese Kaya board but it no longer has the smell. The flooring in my house is a little uneven which could cause the board to look sloping. In the pictures the board looks uneven, it is an optical illusion or the camera lens. I took a few pictures of the board and also a couple of the corner and middle of the board to show the density and grain of the board. The stones on the board are size 31 clam. The board measures 4.8 Sun or almost 6 inches. It is much heavier than larger size boards that I've handled before. It weighs about 46 pounds which is due to the masame cut which is a heavier than itame cuts. I recently purchased this board from Japan and received it two days ago. Most reputable dealers will include the exact type of wood used for their Shin Kaya boards.I may have finally found my Go board. ![]() 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. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |