In addition to being a go book junkie (200+ unread volumes and counting), I am also a go board junkie. I would suggest that you consider what you expect to use the board for. Again, If you have any sources of epidemiological evidence that say otherwise I'd be interested in the citation. I have a hard time believing that Go players get any kind of significant increase in neuropathy, phalangeal joint injury, or RSI. In any case comparing RSI injuries at the computer to RSI injuries from playing Go is apples to oranges. What I did dispute was that the marginal difference in hardness of a goban would have any significant affect. Anyways, I never claimed that it were impossible that one could get RSI from a repetitive activity. I'm not sure that people have finger problems as often as they have wrist problems. (If you can find a study showing increase in long term phalangeal join injuries from mouse usage that would be interesting.). It's more to do with posture and ergonomics with positioning of the wrist. Also I don't think it's merely 'clicking' a mouse that gives you RSI from using a computer. I never said that RSI for any repetitive action would be unlikely. The shock from constant clicking of go stones on a board has to be sharper than that. One can easily develop a repeated stress injury in the index finger just from clicking the computer mouse all day at work.
It doesn't seem unreasonable to me at all. And by violently smashing the stones down you could injure yourself on any board. Of course you could play stones just placing them gently on the surface, with no sound and no injury would be risked. Pros might play stones thousands of times in a day during study and even a slighly increase shock from playing a stone might lead to some sort of repetitive stress injury. I heard about this from a Japanese pro who commented that pros don't like hard boards because after a long time finger pain could develop. I have a hard time believing that harder gobans lead to damage of phalanges or phalangeal joints. Perhaps people play harder than usual because they think the wood will be more resistant to damage? I could see that as a potential cause of more injuries. Well, that was a lot of writing! Thanks if you've made it this far! Has anyone used ? They appear to carry quite a good range. I really like what I've seen and read of Shodan Imports, however, I live in Australia, so, I need somewhere that ships here (preferably.there are ways around this which I may use if the benefits outweigh the logistical effort). I want to make sure I make a choice I'll be happy with for a long time, so, I'm willing to pay and spend the time researching. On that note, are there any covers which are recommended for the board? I'd like to keep this in as good a condition as possible for decades, so, that's my other reason for concern on the materials. From my reading, Katsura is a touch harder than Kaya, so, perhaps Jitsuyo grade stones would be best, or does it not make much difference? I've read that Shin Kaya is softer, and I'm concerned that it might dint over time. I'd like a Floor Goban, as I have the floorspace in my study. I've been doing some reading, and I think I prefer Katsura wood, based on the appearance and the reviews. It's also a nice "green" alternative to the rare wood used in other boards.I've been advised by my wife that if I reach Shodan, I can buy a Goban of my choice. It looks great and will last for many years. If you don't mind the size, weight, and sound it is a very serviceable board, especially for the price. It is heavier than a kaya board twice it's thickness and it is made for Chinese stones, so the board is wider than a Japanese or Korean made board. After four years it has some minor scratches, but nothing that would prevent me form using it.Ī downside is that the board is big and heavy. My bamboo board sits on the front room table, is played on often, gets bumped and banged by every package and book bag that comes in the house and has been taken on several trips. In my experience the bamboo board is much less prone to damage. The sound you get when you play a stone on bamboo is a high "click" as opposed to the deep "thunk" of soft wood board.
One thing to keep in mind is that the bamboo strips are lacquered together which makes the surface of the board very hard and shiny. I really like the bamboo board I got from YMI a few years ago.
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