Octagram Walnut Backgammon Set with Contour Outline, Two-Sided

Octagram Walnut Backgammon Set with Contour Outline, Two-Sided by Hrachya Ohanyan

An eight-pointed star cut in facets, each point a raised pyramid, on both covers of natural walnut — in a rope-and-bead ring on a honeycomb ground. This is the 60 cm / 23.6″ wooden backgammon set made by Hrachya Ohanyan, contour outline. Handmade in walnut, with 32 wooden checkers, dice cut from billiard balls and a branded carrying case.

This is the board for the person who likes geometry — one star, cut so it catches the light eight ways. Each point is carved as a ridge with two sloping faces, so at any angle half the star is lit and half in shadow; the ring round it is roped and beaded, the lobed cartouche is filled with fine honeycomb stipple, and the scrolled contour edges curl at the corners. Turn it over and the second cover is the same — star, ring, honeycomb — with no plain side.

Inside, the walnut is left natural: the points drawn in line work with cross-hatched fill, a smaller star in line work on each half instead of a wheel, and an ornate bronze hinge on the bar. For the architect's flat, the buyer who wanted walnut and nothing figurative, and the player who likes a board that looks the same from every seat.

Specifications

• Size open: 60 × 60 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″
• Size folded: 60 × 30 cm / 23.6″ × 11.8″
• Material: walnut wood, natural colour, varnished
• Carving: eight-pointed star in faceted relief inside a rope-and-bead ring on a honeycomb-stippled ground, in a lobed cartouche — on both covers; scrolled contour edges; inside, a line-work star on each half and cross-hatched points
• Outline: Contour — scrolled edges with swelling shoulders and curled corners
• Hardware: cast-bronze hinges and clasps
• Craftsmanship: entirely handmade by Hrachya Ohanyan

What's Included

• Hand-carved backgammon board
• 32 beech and walnut checkers with velvet bases
• Dice set cut from billiard balls
• Branded carrying case

Why You'll Love It

• Faceted, not flat: the star is cut as eight ridged points, so it changes as the light moves across the room.
• Star on both sides: the back cover carries the same carving, so closed there is no wrong way up.
• Make it theirs: add a name or a date at checkout to mark a birthday, a retirement or years of games together.

Good to Know Before You Buy

Is the carving real? Yes. The star is carved in faceted relief into the walnut on both covers, the honeycomb stipple is cut into the grounds, and the rope-and-bead rings and scrolled edges are worked into the same wood. It is varnished, not stained; nothing is printed, cast or applied.

What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free to the US, Canada and Europe, always tracked; other countries pay a flat $100 (Brazil, Chile and New Zealand $200). Every set is covered by our 30-day returns policy.

How do I look after it? Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from radiators. Wipe with a dry, soft cloth and store it closed in its carrying case.

About the Artist - Hrachya Ohanyan

National Master Hrachya Ohanyan began his fine woodcraft in 1985 and founded his workshop in Yerevan in 2010. This board belongs to his collection of wooden backgammon sets, each one made by hand by the craftspeople of that workshop. Read Hrachya Ohanyan's story or explore the full backgammon collection.

Also known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.