Gorgeous!!
Turn that bowl over and you have an incredible lampshade .
4 Likes
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I will post more as they develop.
Matt
3 Likes
Thanks @matt22 for the inspiration! You’ve sent me down a rabbit hole, and I’ve now been working on a couple of these myself… I’ll post my results after I get something that is more-than-a-prototype tested and assembled 
3 Likes
Posted this a few weeks ago, my own attempt at a layered bowl and the process of creating it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsDxMTqh31s
Have a couple more blanks cut in walnut and cherry, to make some alternating colored versions. The original in the video there has been holding fruit on the counter for a good two months now, and its been holding up great!
Thanks @matt22 for the inspiration! (and being cool with me using a couple photos in the video)
5 Likes
Nice video! and your bowl turned out very lovely as well. I appreciate the honorable mention too.
Matt
2 Likes
Thank you sir, much appreciated!
Here is the latest bowl, with two compartments. I think this may be my nicest yet. A gift for my daughter’s 30th I want to try one with three compartments next.
13 Likes
Beautiful!
5 Likes
Wow, that looks spectacular!
4 Likes
That’s mesmerising!
6 Likes
That’s great for entertaining in addition to decor. My wife would fill it with different snacks (wth a cloth lining the bowl sections) that compliment each other.
6 Likes
I always make foamcore prototypes first to se if I like the shape, and check for structural integrity and ease of assembly. It is interesting to note the profound difference in aesthetics if each layer is rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise. In this case, layers were rotated 4.5 degrees.
Matt
13 Likes
Thanks for giving insight into your making. These are beautiful bowls!
Material for the prototypes–is that the standard so-called ‘artists foam core’ panels, or did you use a different thickness? Does the thickness of the prototype differ from the final material, or does it matter?
I learn so much from this community!
4 Likes
The material is plain old foamcore as you suggest. It is a little thinner than 1/4”, which is the thickness of the wood
7 Likes