GBC-609-07 Go 3-piece set with Shin-Kaya (Spruce) Go board with legs *repaired item

Go Board / Shin-Kaya (Spruce) Go board with legs 5.5-Sun *repaired item
As this is a repaired item, it is recommended for those who would like to own a Go board with legs at an affordable price.
With a thickness of 5.5-Sun (approx. 166 mm), this is a substantial and impressively thick Go board.
The grid lines are drawn using the traditional Tachi-mori technique.
Overall, there are variations in color, small scratches, and discoloration and stains caused by aging.
Although this is a repaired item, the board has relatively few major flaws.
*The legs have been replaced with new ones.
*Please refer to the images for details.

Go Stones / Clamshell Go Stones Premium Blossom grade size 31 *Diameter 21.0 ㎜ Go stones
These Go stones measure 21 mm in diameter, making them slightly smaller than standard Go stones, which are approximately 21.8 mm in diameter.
*Please refer to the diameter comparison image.
The black Go stones are also 21 mm in diameter.
Each of our clamshell Go stones is meticulously handcrafted one by one by our skilled Go stone artisans, offering an exceptional playing feel together with the distinctive texture and tactile sensation unique to genuine clamshell stones.
Go stones in sizes 30 to 36 are generally considered to offer the most comfortable playing experience. Size 31 (8.4 mm thick) is neither too thin nor too thick, providing an ideal balance of ease of play and a satisfying sense of weight and presence, allowing you to fully appreciate the exceptional playing feel of clamshell Go stones.
Clamshell Go stones are manufactured by Go stones craftsmen one by one through more than 20 manufacturing processes.
It takes about 2 to 6 months from the Clamshell to the product.
Please experience the brilliance of Go stones carved by traditional Go stones craftsmen, the techniques of making Go stones that have been handed down for over 100 years.
*The black Go stones included in this set are Nachiguro Go stones.

Go Bowls / Kuri [chestnut]
Although Chestnut wood has a somewhat coarse texture, these Go bowls feature a calm, deep brown color and are both lightweight and durable.
Chestnut Go bowls are widely used because they are relatively affordable, durable, and practical for everyday use.

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".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".

"Tenchi-masa" literally means the grain runs from the top to the bottom or from the sky (ten) to the earth (chi).
As there is no visible itame (flat grain), you can see the beautiful masame (straight grain) from the top to the bottom of the board.
When the top and bottom surfaces have masame (straight grain) but the side has itame (flat grain), the board is classified as tenchi-masa.
Just like the shihou-masa board, the tenchi-masa board is made from a large-diameter, well-aged tree.
The kaya (Japanese Torreya) tenchi-masa board is synonymous with the finest Go boards made of valuable wood.
Also, most of the boards called tsugi-ban or hagi-ban (composition boards made from several pieces of wood joined together) have tenchi-masa or masame (straight grain).

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

• Go board / Shin-Kaya (Spruce) Go board with legs Tenchi-masa 5.5-Sun *repaired item
  Product No. : No.71148
  Size：446 mm × 405 mm × 166 mm × 126 mm
  Weight：About 14.2 kg


• Go stones / Clamshell Go Stones Premium Blossom grade size 31 *Diameter 21.0 ㎜ Go stones
  Thickness：About 8.4 mm
  Diameter：White stones／21.0 ㎜, Black stones／21.0 ㎜
  Quantity：180 Clamshell White Go stones,181 Nachiguro Slate Black Go stones
  Spare Go stones (2 for each)
  Materials：White Go stones／Mexican clamshell, Black Go Stones／Nachiguro Slate from Kumano City, Mie Pref., Japan
  with wooden box, Fabric Go stone bag, Quality certificate
  *The white Go stones are made from Mexican clamshells.


• Go Bowls / Kuri [chestnut] for size 30-35 Go stones One pair
  
• 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.