Thanks guys.
BillS, The finish is 5-6 coats of salad bowl gloss finish. After that is dry (a couple days) I put it back on the lathe and sand from 400 up to 2000, wax and buff. When dry, it is a non-toxic finish.
I try to keep them thick and put an anti-slip bottom on them so with the weight of the bowl and botttom, you can build lather with one hand. To think that another season or two on the wood pile, this piece would have turned to rot (or burnt).
Jerry