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Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood made special dimension of 9*9-ro Shihou-masa 1.5 sun / about 45mm thick Table Go Board No.76791 *Tachimori finish lines

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This board is made from Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood with special dimension of 9*9-ro Shihou-masa 1.5 sun (about 45 mm thick), 1-piece Go board.

The 9*9-ro Go board is quite thick and stable, as it is about 1/4 scale of standard-sized board with 19*19 ro.
*Please check the "Size comparison" image.

The lines of a board are marked using "Tachi-mori", the skill of drawing lines using a Japanese sword. This traditional technique highlights the beauty of natural grain patterns and the texture of lacquered line is smooth and has also a nice feeling.

Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood has a bright yellowish-white color, and the grain is fine, giving it a beautiful appearance.
It has a unique scent, and the wood is somewhat light and soft, and is resistant to water and moisture.

"Shihou-masa" is a rare and most highest wood cutting style with straight grains on all four dimention(Top, bottom and both side).
This board is a beautiful board with straight grains running straight through the top, bottom, both ends, and both sides.

Bottom has intergrown knot. Bottom and one side has tar spot remains.

This product is perfect for a gift, collection, and of course, can be used in Go games and matches.
Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood is an evergreen coniferous tree of the cypress family found almost everywhere in Japan, but it is different from hinoki (Japanese cypress).
Hiba wood has a bright yellowish-white color and a fine grain, giving it a beautiful appearance.
It has a distinctive aroma, and the wood is somewhat light and soft, making it resistant to water and moisture.
Go boards made of hiba boast a good feeling when placing the Go stones, but the sound is subdued and discreet.
Hiba is known as a highly durable wood because of its resin content, which makes it resistant to decay and water.
It is widely used as a board material because of its bright white color and inconspicuous grain.

*Go board materials are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".
"Shihou-masa" is a rare and most highest wood cutting style with straight grains on all four dimention(Top, bottom and both side).
Shihou-masa is an ideal cutting style with straight grain (masame) on the top, bottom, and both sides (players' sides) of the board.
This cutting style is only possible when the wood is cut out from a tree with a large diameter, so we can say that the word shihou-masa means the boards are made from trees with a large diameter or a well-aged tree.

*"Shihou-masa" wood cutting style details in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".
  • Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood with special dimension of 9*9-ro board
    Shihou-masa 1.5 sun / about 45 mm thick
    Product No. : No.76791
    Size:222 mm × 200 mm × 45 mm
    Weight : About 1.0 kg

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  • You may find small knots, burrs, rolled-in bark as all these products are made of natural trees.
    There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.

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