A folding board but…not quite a travel set!

Powderdigit · 2022-08-11T22:06:20-07:00

Here’s a bit of fun, I reckon. I picked this up recently and it has a cool back story. It was made in the southern part of Luzon, in the Philippines, by a young man who went on to become a wonderful furniture maker (as noted by his niece from whom I purchased the set). The family story goes that he

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Powderdigit

Oct 17, 2022

#21

Thanks , Magic and MCH.

Antonin - yes this set is very large - which makes it relatively hard to find, especially with the board. It’s scale makes it more a stunning display piece but it’s still playable too. Post 20 in this thread shows a smaller folding board that I found as well - it is more manageable/traditional too. Finally, I purchased a more standard, playable sized set - 4” king - from Holger Langer too. He started me on this Phillipines odyssey 🤦‍♂️.