Wood craftsman "Kai-shi (懐志)" made "Karin / Chinese quince" Dodecagonal Go bowls

Long-established business founded in Kansei Era (around 1790)
"Kai-shi (懐志)", a long-established woodworking company, was founded in the Kansei era (around 1790).
When the company was first established, it made trays, wooden plates, and other tableware, but later, when it was commissioned to make Go bowls, it became a woodworking company specializing in Go bowls.
The word "Kai-shi (懐志)" expresses their desire to "never forget the techniques handed down from generation to generation and our sincere efforts to make Go bowls, and to carve our thoughts into our own bosom with high aspirations."
Currently, the fourth generation of the family, who has devoted 65 years of his life to making Go bowls, is devoting himself to making Go bowls every day.

The essence of "Kai-shi (懐志)" 4th generation's Go bowls making is to maximize the beauty of the material, wood, and to create Go bowls that combine practicality and artistry.
Facing each material one by one and checking the feel of it in their fingertips and palms, they transform the wood into a Go bowls.
And the proof of this is the engraving of "Kai-shi (懐志)" on the bottom of the Go bowls.

All the tools for making Go bowls are handmade.
All necessary tools are customize.
*Please check the photo images.

Our craftsman uses automatic grinding wheel to make round shape.
This Go bowl is finished into dodecagonal shape as shown in the photo image.
It takes a lot of time and requires high level of technique.
It produces more premium and magnificent feel, that brings more unique character.
That is why this Go bowl is more expensive than Karin (quince) and other material wood.

• Karin [Chinese quince] Dodecagonal Go bowl
  
• Conformity Go stone for size：30 - 35 Go stones , 36 - 42 Go stones
  
• 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 wood materials.
There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.