Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood made Table Shogi Board Size 10 3-pieces composition board *Off-spec HB10S-507-01

Hiba wood has a bright yellowish-white color with fine grain, giving it a clean and attractive appearance.
It has a distinctive fragrance, and the wood is relatively light and soft, yet highly resistant to moisture.
There are some noticeable intergrown knots and natural stains on the bottom surface.

*Please refer to the photos for details.

All Go stones, Go boards, Shogi pieces, Shogi boards, Go bowls, etc. are made using natural materials.
For this reason, some products may present defects such as flaw, stain, crack and/or wood knots, or damages caused at the time of manufacturing and/or storage, and thus they cannot be sold at full price.
We do not sell any product with significant defects. We may sell some products with minor defects as "off-spec products" at a discounted price upon confirmation that customers are duly aware of any defects in advance.
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*'Defects' refer to any scratch and flaw.

"Hiba" 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.
Hiba is also famous for being used in the Golden Hall of Chuson-ji Temple, which is a historical building designated as a National Treasure of Japan.
It is mainly used as a material for buildings, ships, civil engineering, and railroad sleepers because of its resistance to water and moisture. The bark is also used as a match cord or rope.

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• Hiba [ Yellow cedar ] wood made Table Shogi Board Size 10 3-pieces composition board *Off-spec
  Product No.：HB10S-507-01
  Thickness：About 2.9cm
  Weight：About 2.0kg
• 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.