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Hello!

I have recently decided to invest in a decent floor goban. It must be at least 6" thick.

The two most important qualities I value in the goba are:

1. durability
2. longevity

After that comes regular aesthetic pleasantness.
Right now I am mostly standing between Agathis and shin kaya. What ...

I have considered Hiba, but as far as I have read it is very soft and the durability(which i'm perhaps a bit too concerned about) isn't as good as neither, kaya, katsura and agathis.
The same goes for shinkaya i believe. And concerning the Mercedes metaphor, i don't think it's completely ...

I actually already have seen your equipment, and they are indeed beautiful. But I can't seem to get around the fact that a big part of the price I am paying for it with,
is artificially high because of the lack of Kaya trees and the high demand. And I also dislike that the shell stones seem to get ...

Hello again!

For three days now, my wife and I have been staying at a friends place after work playing on his chinese cherrywood floor goban.
While it was not a very pretty thing, it certainly did it's job. But what I have come to realize after these intense
playing days, is that I do not any ...

Hmm.. That doesn't make my choice any easier :p i may have have worded myself badly, but dents are not the biggest concern. I am more worried about cracking, warping and the "tearing away" or wearing of the board. I feel to some degree that the extremely high price i would be paying for Kaya is not ...

I guess in the end i'm really asking which is more durable and long lasting: kaya, katsura or agthis? It actually does not matter if it is a floor board either and katsura is another good alternative being very durable. I found a well priced option on site called jzool:

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What do you think about ...

That sounds like a lot of work. I usually dont mind that, but as long as theres maintenance i cant do myself, its a problem. There arent many goban repair guys in Norway :p and id also rather play with agate/yunzi stones which i read arent suited for kaya? I just want a board that will last longer ...

That is too bad. I was actually leang towards it. How did you find out? It doesnt say so on their site? Do you know of any other agathis suppliers? Have anyone shopped on www.6sixbrothers.com for instance?

I can understand that, but wouldn't using harder stones like yunzi or agate counter that problem?

I see. These are some of the factors I am worried about concerning Kaya. I would rather not send it back/ travel to Japan to re-wax/ cut it down/ fix cracks etc. From what i've read on kurokigoishi there some to be quite some maintanence involved. I was hoping Agathis perhaps was more resistant to ...

Thanks for the replies so far guys!
To be able to get everythibg ready n good time before christmas, i'll be ordering as soon as possible. Right now it's down to two options:

1. 5 1/2 inch Agathis floor goban from yutopian with Agate or Yunzi stones with jujube bowls from ymi( because i've read ...

Hello!
For my more go-adept wife, i'm buying a floor goban for christmas! At the time being the traditional kaya's from kgt are way out of my price range. I am not concerned with it being tradtitional, sounding good or looking good. What i do care about is the durability and longevity of the board ...