First segmented bowl

I was really surprised at how this bowl turned out. It started simply as a learning exercise for making the rings and then gluing up. Once it was finished, I liked how it turned out. My son eventually saw it, and claimed it for his elementary school teacher <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://woodtalkonline.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif"><BR><BR>Materials: birch, maple bottom<BR>Finish: tung oil