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| | | Description: | | Create a visual statement with your next game of GO--these hand-carved bowls of rich, striking burlwood are ideal for storing Go Buttons. Combine these gorgeous bowls with item JH120148 Go Buttons for a game set that you'll be proud to keep out and readily available for play. Please note: This set only includes the pair of Go bowls. The Go Game board and playing pieces are not included. | | | Features: | |
• Beautiful hand-carved and rubbed burlwood bowls.
• Perfect for storing Go buttons
• Bowls are Approximately 5" diameter
• Matching lids
• Buttons not included
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Ugliest go bowls everMar 12, 2011
By Emommy
My husband got these to go along with the bamboo board and synthetic stones I had asked him to order (This set is for our playroom, where things get used hard--I don't want my nice set to be trashed). It was the cheapest bowl out there, and he didn't know any better. I wish we'd just stuck with the plastic containers that came with the stones. Yes, these are the cheapest wooden bowls you can get, but not even worth the low sale price we paid for them.
First of all, the wood is by no possible stretch of the imagination actual burlwood. It is ordinary, plain-grain wood. Second, the picture on the box shows bowls that are cut with the grain going across the bowl (like most go bowls)--growth rings would slice through the center of the bowl. So that there is a side where you see vertical grain, and a side where you see circles. To turn a bunch of bowls back into the log they came from, you would line them up next to each other. That picture is misleading.
These bowls, you would stack them up one on the other. The growth rings are concentric around the vertical axis of the bowl. This produces some mighty ugly grain. It is probably also not terribly durable, as delamination of growth rings could cause big flakes to peel off the bowl (I don't know that this would ever happen). Also, there is a separate inset in the bottom of the bowl--it is not turned from a single piece.
So what can you do with a super-ugly grain? Give it a really ugly stain and a plasticky looking finish, of course. I guess it's a choice--to choose a stain that emphasizes the grain, which is certainly an unusual feature in these bowls. The effect is kind of stripey and psychedelic.
But do the bowls hold Go stones? Yes. And is Go not one of the greatest, most fascinating and deep games ever, capapble of improving the mind in many ways? Yes. However I am not sure that these bowls are likely to enhance the Go-playing experience relative, to, say, a pair of nice tupperware bowls. If you want nice wooden bowls, save up to get nicer ones. If you can't afford nice wooden bowls, stick with plastic.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Go BowlsJun 16, 2008
By Katie Wong
This product is only the wooden bowls; you have to buy the game and pieces separately. That said, the product is extremely good quality, with lots of space for the pieces.
For the serios Go player, it will be a very nice addition, to your personal collection or to the family's.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Extraordinarily Beautiful Wooden BowlsAug 28, 2009
By E. Toreau
I bought these as a gift for my son who recently received a wooden "Go" board and is fascinated by the game. These wooden bowls are exquisite. They are larger than I imagined, but this seems to be the usual size of "Go" bowls. These are a special addition to the beautiful board and pieces. They really add to the aesthetic of the game!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not worth $30Mar 23, 2010
By Sequoia Hughes
I wish I waited a couple weeks before buying these, because now there are better bowls on Amazon. It's not that these are "bad" really, but for the price I paid I expected the lids to fit secure and snug.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Nice touchNov 26, 2011
By Peter Cofrancesco
I normally wouldn't spend this much money but I didn't want plastic bowls with my expensive board. If you're going to get a nice board and pieces you might as well get proper bowls, especially if you want leave them out in the living. These are a step up from plastic but since I'm not a Go aficionado I don't know how they compare to other bowls.
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