After watching a YouTube video by Dennis Edwards on a unique type of segmented bowl called a Dizzy Bowl, Ted decided to give it a try. He started by cutting and gluing together different widths of butternut, walnut, padauk, dyed veneer, phoebe, cherry, maple, bloodwood, purpleheart, lacewood, spalted alder, and figured maple.
Glued-up Wooden Strips
Out of this block, he cut four 1/4-inch thick longitudinal slices. From those he cut 16 rings, each incrementally larger than the next and containing between 6 and 45 layers of wood.
Gluing and Clamping the Bowl Rings
As he formed the dizzy bowl, from bottom to top, he gave each new ring a slight “twist” to create a ribbon-like flowing pattern. This process takes many days because the rings are glued on one at a time, and adequate drying time is needed before a new ring can be added.
Bowl Ready to Turn on the Lathe
The completed dizzy bowl, which is available in our Store, has a wall thickness of 1/4″ or less and is finished with durable Danish oil, waxed and buffed to a satin sheen.
Completed Dizzy Bowl by Ted Heuer
