I made this bowl without a lathe. I think it's pretty nice. The bowl has been coated with mineral oil to make it food safe. My plan was to send this to my mother in law but the shipping was quite high. I've spent countless hours on this project and I am happy with the way it turned out. There are some cracks but that is somewhat unavoidable when you are working with wood. I'm asking $300 but am open to offers. I also enjoy metal detecting so maybe a partial trade would be possible.