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Convert Table Goban to Floor Goban in easy steps
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:53 am
by jtman24
Hi, I am new to the forum. I have found an easy and economical way to convert a table goban to floor goban. I am not sure anyone has done this before. Anyway, I find it the right height and look pleasing. Try it! Enjoy! Here's a link to my video on my youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgVpuWmj-NI http://imgur.com/a/dqkYBThe height of the stool is 8 inches. The board is 2.4 inches thick. The total height is 10.4 inches. Making it similar height as the thickest floor board.
Because the board is heavy and the base of the stool is wide and the top base is also wide (this is a stepping stool, by the way), it is very stable, if just placing stones.
Re: Convert Table Goban to Floor Goban in easy steps
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:19 pm
by bogiesan
Lots of folks have come up with various ways to mount a table board for traditional Japanese-style play. You're probably the first to post a movie of your method, thanks.
Buddies of mine have built plywood boxes (a bit of an echo), stacked up 4x4s (tacky and splinters), built substantial and elegant maple frames with a rabbet along the top into which the board sits (very slick and lovely), and weirder thing. Heck, I used to own a cheap (and damaged) 3" Korean floor-style board. I would just place my nicer table board on top of it.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:12 pm
by EdLee
jtman24, Thanks. Other,
very economical solutions, include phone books.
Re: Convert Table Goban to Floor Goban in easy steps
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:05 am
by Hushfield
Before I got my floor board, I just used to prop my table board up on an empty wine crate. It's nice as it doubles as storage space, so I could store the game collections I was reviewing inside the crate and put the board and bowls on top.
Re: Convert Table Goban to Floor Goban in easy steps
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:19 pm
by gowan
bogiesan wrote: ... elegant maple frames with a rabbet along the top into which the board sits ...
I've seen this sort of thing commercially available, made of mahogany. If it's furniture quality it won't be cheap. It would take some skills to make a good one yourself. I'd be afraid that the sort of thing the OP uses would be in danger of having the board fall off if someone leaned on it carelessly. I couldn't see the dimensions in the videos, but it looked too high to me. I'd want the bottom of the board to be only about 15 cm. (6 in.) above the floor. I'm going by how the Japanese floor boards are designed.