Shin Kaya miniature table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones Masame 1.9-Sun 1-piece board No.76915

Shin Kaya table 19X19 Go board with 1.9-Sun Masame made for 15mm diameter Go stones.
Please check the size comparison image.
The board is made of Tachimori-finished with Japanese lacquer.
It's not Kaya such as “Hon Kaya” or “Hyuga Kaya”, but it's relatively inexpensive and suitable for daily use, beginners, intermediate, and gift.
The wood quality is comparable to Hon Kaya or Hyuga Kaya boards, and is less prone to deformation and cracking.
The board is relatively lightweight and easy to handle as Go board.
*Shin Kaya [Spruce wood] differs from “Kaya” wood.

The top has an intergrown knot remain.
Please check the picture.

"Masame" cutting style has masame (straight grain) only on the top surface of the board.
The bottom surface has "Itame (flat grain)".
The general "Masame" boards belong to this type.
The top surface is beautifully finished so the "Masame" board is highly valued.

*Go board cutting styles are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
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Go to "How to choose a board".

Shin-kaya wood, also known as "new kaya", is a spruce wood grown mainly in North America, which is different from Japanese kaya.
Spruce wood is widely used because it grows straight, is odorless, has low oil content, is easy to process, and is in good supply, making it relatively inexpensive to produce Go/shogi boards.
Spruce board is sold at an affordable price but it has a similar grain and color to honkaya but is not as high quality as honkaya wood.
The quality of the spruce is comparable to that of honkaya or Hyuga kaya, but it is less prone to deformation and cracking.
Spruce wood is also used as SPF (spruce, pine, fir) material for furniture and building materials, but unlike kaya wood, it shows significant deterioration over time, such as changes in wood color, and has a shorter life span.

*Go board materials are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
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Go to "How to choose a board".

Go board : Shin-Kaya miniature table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones 1 piece board
Product No : No.76915
Size : 315 ㎜ × 291 ㎜ × 59 ㎜
Weight : about 2.6 ㎏

1,000 JPY flat rate shipping within Japan, free shipping for purchases totaling 20,000 JPY or more.
Please bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.

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.