Wood craftsman "Kai-shi (懐志)" made "Urushi / Japanese lacquer tree" 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.

Characteristics of Urushi
It is a bright yellowish wood with a clear grain and little color change over time.
The word "lacquer" may make you wonder if you will get a rash, but once it dries, you will not get a rash.
However, people with weak or sensitive skin should refrain from using this Go bowl.

Origin of tree names
Some say that the name "poison ivy" comes from "leap juice," or "coating juice," meaning that when the trunk is wounded, juice (sap) drips out, or from "beautiful tree," meaning the beauty of its autumn leaves.

Uses of Urushi
It is used for marquetry and other crafts that take advantage of its color.
Because it does not rot even when exposed to seawater, it was used in the past as a float for nets.
It is often used for furniture, mirror boards for fittings, etc., taking advantage of the color of the lacquer wood.

• Product : "Urushi" [Japanese lacquer tree] Go Bowls
  Conformity Go stone for size : size 36 - 42
  weight : about 0.7 kg
  


• 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.