I really like your bowl and your finial. However, Maple is giving me some trouble right now. I just made a turning tool out of, what I thought was, Maple. It just seems too soft for a lathe tool handle. I think I will send it up to you and let you make a king sized finial out of it. Knowing you, you would probably find a way to make a beautiful fat bowl out of it.
Enjoy,
JimB