![]() Fortunately, there’s more you can do for your board to prevent it from drying out. If a board dries out too much it can crack. Very dry or hot environments can cause more problems for wood. However, normal humidity inside your house shouldn’t affect a Go board, even in very humid parts of the world, so you don’t need to worry that much about humidity. That’s because if the wood absorbs too much moisture it can become moldy. It’s not a good idea to store a Go board in a dark and damp location, like a basement, or anywhere else which can become damp for part of the year. This is normal, you just don’t want your board to become too dry or too damp. Natural wood ‘breathes’ throughout the year, meaning it periodically absorbs moisture from the air and partially dries out again. Understand humidityĮxtremely dry or wet environments can cause problems for wooden Go boards and other wooden items (furniture, guitars etc). You don’t have to worry about this with modern composite boards, because the core of the board is stable and won’t expand or contract in the same way. To be clear, this is only something you need to consider when buying a solid wood Go board. You can find more information about how long each board was dried for in the description of that board. In the case of Go Game Guru, all the solid wood boards we sell are dried for a minimum of three years (and five years for thicker boards). So the idea is to make sure that nearly all of the changes have happened before the wood is used to make a Go board. These changes exert considerable force on the wood itself, especially if they happen too quickly. While the wood is drying, it can change in size and shape considerably. In the end, the exact percentage of moisture depends on the equilibrium it reaches with your local climate and the moisture content will change throughout the year. ![]() Most living trees are composed of over 50% water by weight, but the wood needs to be dried to contain only around 10-20% moisture before a Go board can be made. ![]() If it’s not, there’s not much you can do to prevent it from warping or cracking afterwards. It almost goes without saying, but if you’re going to buy a solid wood Go board you want to make sure it’s been properly dried. Drying time depends on the type and thickness of the wood. ![]()
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