Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Khent

Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Khent

Every language has a word for the one who does not count the cost. Armenian has khent — mad, fearless, magnificent — the word Raffi chose for his great novel of heroes who threw caution aside because something mattered more. It is not a name a workshop gives lightly. On this board, it is a promise: nothing here was done halfway.

This is the most elaborate backgammon set the workshop makes. Deep, dense hand-carving runs right across the solid walnut — no resting places for the eye, no corners left plain — and the dark grain turns every cut into shadow and every ridge into light. Walnut was the only possible wood for it: heavy enough to carry the work, dark enough to give it drama, and it will only deepen with the years. Run your fingers across the lid and you can feel the weeks it took.

A handmade wooden backgammon board like this is bought the way its name suggests — a little recklessly, and never regretted. Most owners leave it open where the room can see it; all of them play it, because inside waits a full 23.6" / 60 cm playing field and the game is too good to keep behind glass. The fearless one, on your table.

What's Included

• Backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps
• 32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood
• Dice and a carrying bag

Specifications

• Folded: 30 x 60 cm / 11.8 x 23.6"
• Open playing surface: 60 x 60 cm / 23.6 x 23.6"
• Weight: 5 kg / 11 lb
• Material: solid walnut with bronze hinges and clasps
• Entirely handmade and handcrafted

Why it stands out

Khent is the flagship of the collection — the board the carvers point to when someone asks what the workshop can really do. It plays beautifully, but it is really made to be seen. Folds shut on bronze clasps, though it rarely stays shut for long.