![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() uses modern web technologies in both its rendering components and its backend code. Instead, we want to give Go players a tool to connect with anyone in real time and share a moment enjoying Go, in a beautiful, simple and easy way. All of those things are for you to decide and enforce or ignore. It doesn't care about ranks, komi, time settings, etc. is unlike any Go website or application available today. It works with any web browser and it doesn't require installing any additional software. Absolutely of no relevance to your situation, of aims to be a tool that allows people to have a Go board with them, wherever they go, with whatever device they happen to have on them. When we looked at the cross sections of the chunks, we could see the deep interior wood was still wet to the touch. One night he was awakened by a loud crack, the board had split into two ragged pieces. Within another year it was impossible to play on and the cracks were dripping sap. The legs started to tilt in and the surface developed a rise like a frost heave on a country road. We played on that board for about a year and it started to move. Purchased from what he was told was a reputable dealer, the wood was said to be very old and had been properly seasoned and stabilized for many decades before being worked into a weiqi board. However, wood is organic and what's happening deep inside remains unknown until a slab is cut open and exposed so, ultimately, the long term performance in any environment is predictable, based on experience and calculation, but anything can happen.Īnecdtoes are not data but I a friend here in Boise brought home from China a beautiful 8" thick floor board. Wood is interesting stuff and the physics and chemistry of seasoning wood for use in furniture are well known. Given time, any weakness in the wood structure will give way, sometimes spectacularly. That sets up a radically sharp curve between the two coefficients of hygroscopic expansion. Fibers near the exposed edges give up or absorb molecular water vapor at a different rate than fibers located deeper in the interior. So is finding out what happens to antique or presumably stabilized wooden items when they move from an environment of relatively high humidity to an environment of low humidity, or even the other direction. Researching how and why wood cracks and splits as it dries is easy. One more thing: Folks been working wood for many thousands of years. My 2” purpleheart board will never warp, too damn dense, but my 2” Keyaki board (30-40 years old) has two interesting cracks, either could explode at any moment. But there are a couple of folding boards in the club here in Boise ID that are slightly warped. Most of the commonly available wooden boards that under 1” thick are usually stable because the lumber has been thoroughly seasoned or dried. We once enjoyed a wide selection of composite and plywood go boards but, Unfortunately, all of the better go equipment retailers in the States are gone. I’m not a fan but they are inexpensive and stable. Bamboo boards are about 50% resin and are super stable in any environment but they are hard and slick and heavy. A traditional, single chunk floor board is a waste of money for your situation. Eventually, internal tension builds to a point where something is going to give and it’s rarely predictable. It’s impossible to stop wood from moving at the microscopic level as moisture migrates. CNC and laser engraver eps files are available from several locations. You can draw, paint, etch, burn, engrave, or silkscreen the lines and hoshi points. Your research starts over on lifein19x19 forums and sensei’s library. Getting the lines drawn on your board is the tricky part. My favorite custom board is made of purpleheart (Peltogyne), an unusually dense and lovely pigmented wood from Central America. But I’ve played on some intensely flamed grain and had no complaints. Maple and cedars are popular but oaks aren’t used much because of the grain contrast. Many folks like a hard surface that will not pit while others enjoy watching their board gain dozens of marks from thousands of enthusiastically placed stones. Any wood can be used but choose a color and grain pattern you like. There will be woodworkers in your area who can assemble a go board quickly and easily from several machined pieces, also known as sticks, simply glued up or laminated or joined with a more complicated joinery system like biscuits. The size specs are readily available online. I second the recommendation to have a board built locally. ![]()
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