Life In 19x19

The photo was a "catalog" photo so I was assuming I would receive a similar (though not identical) board.

I know that wood is not a uniform thing so I was prepared for some variation, but I found the presence of the knot to be out of the spirit of the goban which was photographed/advertised. The ...

Thanks. Yes, the dark brown knot (appx 2" in length) on the back of the board is really what seems to be making this too much for me to accept. Actually, the know was the first thing I saw as I took the board out of its box upside down.

The seller is being really great so I have no worries about ...

Thanks for the perspective.

You're right, this is not just a board to play on and I will admit that it was an impulse buy when I saw the seller's gorgeous photo (linked above).

Yes, sorry. I didn't want to call out the seller w/o giving them an opportunity to make it right. Suffice it to say they're a major online retailer of go equipment and I paid $240 plus shipping for a new board. The photos on the retailer's site shows a board with uniform, tight straight grain--so ...

Hello,

New to the forums and have a questions about a new goban I just received. It's a single piece Shin Kaya board and the grain is quite loose and wavy on one end of the board due to a knot on the other side

Here's a link to a photo of the board I received

This was going to be my first "nice ...