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Step 10The grid
Now its time to make the playing surface playable. Start by sanding down the top of the board as smooth as you care to.
An interesting fact about gobans is that the grid is not acutally squares, but rectangles. They are "optical squares" so that when sitting at a goban looking down on it they look like squares due to perspective. I suggest reading about it here before you start marking up the board. I found it invaluable to make a full size version of my grid on a piece of butcher paper before going for it on the board itself.
Once the final dimentions are figured out, transfer them to the board. I chose to make my grid using a veneer trim saw, which is the perfect width to make the scores. The alternative is to use a permanent marker and not score the grid. I kept my lines strait by using a T-square and a clamp on the other end.
An interesting fact about gobans is that the grid is not acutally squares, but rectangles. They are "optical squares" so that when sitting at a goban looking down on it they look like squares due to perspective. I suggest reading about it here before you start marking up the board. I found it invaluable to make a full size version of my grid on a piece of butcher paper before going for it on the board itself.
Once the final dimentions are figured out, transfer them to the board. I chose to make my grid using a veneer trim saw, which is the perfect width to make the scores. The alternative is to use a permanent marker and not score the grid. I kept my lines strait by using a T-square and a clamp on the other end.
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