A 19x19 go board with engraved lines...not painted.

Alberich · Post by **Alberich** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:33 pm

This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved? Wouldn't it make more sense to manufacture gobans with laser etched lines? Even if they cost more...surely the benefits outweigh the negatives in offering such boards like that.

Alguien · Post by **Alguien** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:09 am

Alberich wrote:This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved?

Have you seen my thread Just a picture of my first goban?

HermanHiddema · Post by **HermanHiddema** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:01 am

Alberich wrote:This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved? Wouldn't it make more sense to manufacture gobans with laser etched lines? Even if they cost more...surely the benefits outweigh the negatives in offering such boards like that.

In my experience, painted lines are unlikely to fade unless you really mistreat the board. It happens rarely with the boards at our club, and those take quite a lot of abuse. They get drinks spilled over them, they slide over other boards every time you put them on our take them off the stack of boards, they have bowls put on top of them and slid around, etc.

Given that go is already a small market in the west, I guess there just isn't that much demand for engraved lines if the benefit is small and they are more expensive.

Alberich · Post by **Alberich** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:12 am

Alguien wrote:
Alberich wrote:This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved?
Have you seen my thread Just a picture of my first goban?

Yes I saw that picture and it makes me drool with envy. That's what boards should look like and frankly, be standardized.

oren · Post by **oren** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:14 am

Alberich wrote:This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved?

A combination of history and preference. Personally I would prefer painted lines than engraved. If there's a market for engraved, then someone will fill it.

Alguien · Post by **Alguien** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:36 am

Alberich wrote:
Alguien wrote:
Alberich wrote:This is something I don't understand...why are these stores only selling gobans with painted lines and not engraved?
Have you seen my thread Just a picture of my first goban?
Yes I saw that picture and it makes me drool with envy. That's what boards should look like and frankly, be standardized.

What I meant is, I just bought that board in a store not a month ago. the link is somewhere in that thread.

If those other stores don't sell what you're looking for, vote with your wallet.

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