Life In 19x19

Howdy all!

Apologies if someone already posted, but I thought this community might want to be aware the Internet Archive has archived the English Hikaru no Go series in both pdf and cbz formats.

https://archive.org/download/hikaru-no- ... old-empire

Hello! Would you be interested in selling an individual book if you’re not able to sell them as a set?

Hello!

I think I am going to try to sell my single convex Yunzi stones. If you are interested please PM me a price. I believe they are size 3. I am going to have to sell the stones themselves since one of the Bamboo bowls is broken.

Thanks!

Hello!

I am in the process of gathering resources to teach my boys Go in our homeschool. We are learning together. I have a 9x9 that we will play for a while on, then graduate to the 13x13. Question: Should I mark off our floor Goban to 13x13 or should I purchase a separate board. I saw a shin kaya ...

Does anyone know how old Hanil has been in the Goban business? Or have an email on how to contact them? I’m trying to find out approximately how old my Goban is by the inscription on the bottom.

Thanks!

I’m sorry if I sound annoying but I am trying to find out as much as I can about my new set. Based on all the pictures, does it look like it’s an Agathis board? Curious, can you tell what kind of wood is used for the bowls? I really enjoy the set, I’m just stumped on how to get more information ...

Update:
The seller has sent me two more pictures. Maybe these will help identify the wood. Thanks!

Mike,
Do you think they would silk screen the calligraphy say 50-75 years ago? The seller states they inherited from their great uncle?

What I discovered via a translator on Reddit:

松級 - Pine grade
逸石 - Ilseok
文麟桓 - Moon In-hwan
It seems like these are Go boards made by a Korean company called Hanil.
The company's CEO is Moon In-hwan and Ilseok is his pen name.

A similar thread was found here:
https://lifein19x19.com/viewtopic.php ...

I agree I need to oil those yunzi! That's my first order of business as soon as I receive everything

Here is the photo of the bottom of the board. I hope I can get a short side picture of it before I receive it

Update: I found out the first two words of the bottom calligraphy is Pine-Grade... what would be the likely hood that it was made out of Pine? Either Red or Black Pine? I understand that those are popular.

I just purchased a Goban off of ebay and I believe the material is Agathis, but I am not really sure. Would someone be able to verify this? I went to the manufacturer's website (Hanil Baduk), but I can't find it anywhere. Thanks!

Hello! I was wondering if your books were still available?