I spent some time working on the handle and stopped trying to do the center section of the bowl all in one piece. It will go faster in smaller chunks.
This is the senter section as far as I pushed it. I cut this in three and they were easy to tune individually.
I then took the pattern for the lower part of the handle, cut it out and started forming it.
Forming the lower handle section
After stretching one side and shrinking the other slightly I started bending it into shape.
Test fit of lower handle.