Ponoko - All items tagged with bowl

Pet Dish Island

jdefeo — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:09:47 GMT

A kitchen island for a cat or small dog's food and water dishes. 4 7/8" opening will accommodate a variety of bowls (not included).

Fruit Bowl 2009a

RoySablosky — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:54:21 GMT

This bowl was inspired by two other "minimal waste" bowls available on Ponoko. Just search for the word "bowl" and you'll see them. The finished bowl is about 33 cm (13 inches) across and 10 cm (4 inches) high. It is made of 20 layers of bamboo, each 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) thick. Each ring has four 1 mm holes through it. I use the holes to tie the rings together with 20-gauge copper wire. Here is the "trick" I'm using to turn a flat bamboo disk into a three-dimensional bowl. The wood is cut into 20 concentric rings. But the rings are not perfectly round (this becomes more obvious as the pieces get smaller). The dimensions are cleverly staggered so that the 6-to-12-o'clock diameter of each piece matches the 3-to-9-o'clock diameter of the next bigger piece. Therefore, when you take them apart and rotate every other piece by a quarter-turn, the left-to-right span of each one overlaps with the top-to-bottom span of the one underneath, so they stack instead of nesting. The first thing I drew was the profile. I wanted it to have a nice shape. Isn't it funny that we have this idea of a "bowl" that doesn't have to hold liquid? The cutting laser creates a two-tone color effect: all the vertical surfaces of the bowl are coal-dark, while the horizontal surfaces remain bamboo-pale. I have not posted this bowl for sale because it's too expensive. It costs about $100 to make just one, mostly because of how long it takes the laser to cut 20 rings and 80 holes. It's also very fragile. If a lot of people like the concept I'll design a cheaper and sturdier version.

Diatom Decorative Bowl

PolymathDesignLab — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:01:55 GMT

This intricate bowl is based on the lovely design of a type of tiny algae called diatoms. These phytoplankton come in all sorts of incredible shapes, with silicate cell walls (called frustules) that show nearly ornate patterns of pores under a high-powered microscope. The first edition of this bowl is currently on display at the Phylogenetic Museum at the University of Jena, Germany as part of a Diatom-focused exhibition. To make this bowl, the pattern of one form of diatom was hand drawn, then laser cut from white acrylic. The shape is then heat formed into a bowl with a depth of approximately 2" and measuring around 7.5" diagonally. Attractive and modern enough to stand on its own, it is also sized perfectly to hold things like business cards, keys, or candy. Want another color? Just let me know your preference and I'll set it up- this can be made in any of the 3mm acrylics that Ponoko carries! This will be cut when you order and shipped to me for forming, so please allow 2-4 weeks minimum. Thanks!

Fruit Bowl 2009b

RoySablosky — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:39:56 GMT

The first thing I drew was the profile. A bowl has to have an elegant shape, a graceful curve, otherwise I don't want it in my kitchen. The first design for this bowl was beautiful (I still have the prototype), but too expensive to make and too fragile for daily use. This revised version is almost the same shape, but has fewer, thicker layers. Instead of twisted wire it's held together with press-fit steel pins. It's been in our kitchen for a year and I've grown to love it. The cutting laser creates a two-tone effect, which I did not expect at first: all the vertical surfaces of the bowl are coal-dark, while the horizontal surfaces remain bamboo-pale. There is also a faint burnt aroma, which I really like. The finished bowl is about 34 cm (13.5 inches) across and 9.4 cm (3.7 inches) high. It is made of 13 layers of plywood, each 7 mm (0.28 inches) thick. Each ring has four laser-drilled 1.6 mm (1/16 inch) holes to accommodate the pins. Here is the "trick" I'm using to turn a flat wooden disk into a three-dimensional bowl. The wood is laser-cut into 13 concentric rings. But the rings are ovoid, not circular. This becomes more obvious as the pieces get smaller; they are staggered in shape as well as size. The long and short axes are graduated so that the 6-to-12-o'clock diameter of each piece matches the 3-to-9-o'clock diameter of the next bigger piece. Therefore, when you take them apart and rotate every other piece by a quarter-turn, they stack instead of nesting: the left-to-right span of each one overlaps with the top-to-bottom span of the one underneath. When you order this bowl, Ponoko will laser-cut the material and send it to me. I will assemble it into a bowl and send it to you. No assembly is required on your end.

Concentric Circle Acrylic Bowls

ShoppingZen — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:40:09 GMT

These bowls are made from overlapping circles of acrylic. Good way to practice gluing acrylic together! I also had Ponoko make me some cardboard jigs which made the assembly much less frustrating. Although these bowls are more decorative in nature they do hold water. I'm considering putting two together to form a vase... This is a older project I'm getting around to putting into the showroom. WIP.

36 pencil bowl

michielcornelissen — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:29:28 GMT

There are different ways to look at this design. First of all, it’s a tribute to the ubiquitous, and lovely, hexagonal colour pencil. It’s also a representation of a new internet-friendly production model: combining relatively simple, locally available materials with high tech, custom designed interface parts. Combine the central connector piece with any set of at least 36 standard hexagonal pencils of about 7.0 mm cross section (measured at the smallest diameter), which are available around the world from many department stores and art supply stores - I’ve seen good sets for as little as 5 euro. You can also use branded sets; examples of pencils that fit are Stabilo Aquacolor 1600, and Caran d’Ache Prismalo I, but there are many more. Normal graphite pencils often have the same size and shape and work as well.

Arachnid Fruit Bowl

Chromatophobic — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:22:43 GMT

You can make your own flat pack fruit bowl measuring 300mm x 160mm. The bowl is designed to be cut from a P2 of 4mm Technoply Beech or Eurolite Poplar. The only assembly required is snapping the ribs to the rings, no glue necessary. Join the ribs to the rings first and secure the parts together with the bottom disk. Making: $37.43 Material: $11.00

Drakkar Fruit Bowl By Geoffroy Lhoest

GeoffroyLhoest — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:01:10 GMT

Hi everyone! I am happy to share the design of my fruit bowl called "Drakkar". The best material to make it is 1mm flexible plywood. As the wood is a living material it could react differently, depending on the variety and on the thickness. The best result I had was with 1mm birch plywood. If you make it in plywood, you will have to iron the wood with steam before bending it by hand. The final shape and curves will depend on the position during drying. Make your own jig/template. At the end you will all have a slightly different drakkar fruit bowl. If you want to make it easier, do it in 2mm grey carboard and you won't need to steam it. Don't hesitate to try different materials. Feel free to download the file and make your own Drakkar fruit bowl, it's FREE. (There are 2 fruit bowls in the EPS file)so if you order the laser cut by Ponoko you you will have 2 of them for the same price. Drakkar fruit bowl by Geoffroy Lhoest is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.geoffroylhoest.com.

Laser Cut Butterfly Bowl

Rialta — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:43:09 GMT

Wooden laser cut bowl.