Hammer Beaten

Hammer-beaten bowls wear their making on their surface: thousands of small facets left by the smith's hammer, each one catching light and scattering sound. The technique — hand-raising a bowl from heated metal with rhythmic hammer blows — is the oldest way singing bowls are made, and it produces the textured walls responsible for warm, complex overtones. The bowls in this collection are beaten by hand in Kathmandu workshops, then tuned by ear. Choose one if you want a bowl that looks the way tradition sounds: honest, textured, and unmistakably handmade.