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All the useful info I've gathered regarding the info for making a Shogi-ban and koma.
This is a related question in boardgames.stackexchange.com:
http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/10836/4779
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The measurements for the board:
Length . 33.66cm
Width .. 33.33cm
Height . 30.3mm
Measurements for the squares in the board:
Length . 36mm
Width .. 33mm
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The amount of pieces that I will manufacture:
King ........... 2
Rook ........... 2
Bishop ......... 2
Gold General ... 4
Silver General . 4
Knight ......... 4
Lance .......... 4
Pawn ........... 19
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The exact measurements for each piece.
Measurements provided in this order:
Height, width (bottom), thickness, angle (general, bottom > top),
angle (thickness, bottom > top).
King ......................... 32mm 28.7mm 9.7mm 81° 85°
Rook, Bishop ................. 31mm 27.7mm 9.3mm 81° 85°
Gold General, Silver General . 30mm 26.7mm 8.8mm 81° 85°
Knight ....................... 29mm 25.5mm 8.3mm 81° 85°
Lance ........................ 28mm 23.5mm 8.0mm 81° 85°
Pawn ......................... 27mm 22.5mm 7.75mm 81° 85°
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LuffyKudo commented Jul 15, 2024

As per https://www.shogi.or.jp/faq/item/

Board (33.33 cm × 36.36 cm)
Vertical = 1 尺 (shaku) & 2 寸 (sun) or 12 寸 (sun) = 36.36 cm
Horizontal = 1 尺 (shaku) & 1 寸 (sun) or 11 寸 (sun) = 33.33 cm

Margin = 2.5 分 (bu) per side (7.575 mm or 0.7575 cm)

9x9 Playing Area (31.82 cm × 34.85 cm)
Vertical = 36.36 cm (12 sun) − 1.515 cm (2.5 bu × 2) = 34.845 cm
Horizontal = 33.33 (11 sun) − 1.515 cm (2.5 bu × 2) = 31.815 cm

Each Square yet not Really Square (3.54 cm × 3.87 cm)
Vertical = 34.845 cm ÷ 9 = 3.8716666667 cm
Horizontal = 31.815 cm ÷ 9 = 3.535 cm

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