Caring for a Go board
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How can one improve the lifetime of a goban?
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Humidity
Q: Is it a good idea to keep a goban with some dessicant as used in electronics equipment?
Q: Is it better to keep a goban in a box, or leave it exposed to air?
- keep in an enclosed case, possibly with a source of water (glass, container, ?)
- avoid dry conditions
- wood can warp (think also of transport between regions of different humidity). a tatami mat should help for this.
Heat
Q: Obviously extremes are always to be avoided; but how far can one go without risking (permanent) warping/cracks...
- avoid excessive temperatures
Light
Q: has light a desirable effect on wood? or should it be avoided?
- avoid sunlight
Care
- for softer woods (such as kaya, between soft-hard), avoid dents (especially
thicker stones) (
rgg, but to be confirmed). Another reason not to throw the board against the wall, denting the wall and the board prior to uppercutting your opponent...
- wipe off after use
- oil of black stones can stain the board - keep stones clean (see also caring for go stones)
- if putting goke on the goban, be careful not to damage wood or lines
- on traditional gobans, lines are lacquered: handle with care
- wax
- use a vegetable-based oil to clean it
- reapply wax (if provided) once a year
- See also Surface Finish - difficult and not recommended unless done profesionally
- What you're trying to do with the oil is to replenish the board's moisture, to make sure the outside doesn't get substantially dryer than the inside.(
RGG)
- Wax suppliers
DON'T
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remove the wax? -> DON'T
See also
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