Turning your first open segmented bowl

I remember the first time I saw an open segmented bowl sitting on a display table at a local craft fair. It looked like a magic trick made of wood and negative space. Unlike a traditional solid bowl or even a standard closed segmented piece, this thing had tiny, intentional gaps between every single block of wood. It looked delicate, like a woven basket, but it was rock solid. I spent a good ten minutes just staring at it, trying to figure out how someone could possibly glue all those tiny pieces together without losing their mind. ...

February 7, 2026 · 7 min · Patrick Booz