#J1470802 - 17cm Floor Board Set - Shinkaya Tenchi-masa Cut - Keyaki Bowls - Size 34 Slate & Shell - Free FedEx Shipping

This complete go set came to BadukClub from a reseller in Kanagawa, Japan.  The board is 17.5cm thick, and weighs 17kg. This is particularly heavy for a shinkaya board, and you can see from the grown lines that it was very slow-growing. It has an even yellow color typical of Spruce. It is somewhere between rift-sawn and quarter-sawn, so we would hedge on the side of calling it a Tenchi-masa cut. This cutting style is very highly rated, as it creates straight lines on all almost all of the board's surfaces (some crossgrain is visible on the side). Quarter-sawn lumber has great dimensional stability so warping over time is minimized. Such a cut is only possible with a tree of immense diameter. It is in great condition for a used board, but there are incidental marks and the underside has moisture marks. The legs are likely Katsura, given their warm orange color. The board comes with a cloth cover and paulownia lid. The go bowls are extra large Keyaki (zelkova) with their original finish.