I've got a really nice piece of spalted maple I plan to use for a hollow form. After getting it into a cylinder there's still some areas of punk. I've searched the forum on stabilizing punky wood and found a few different methodologies which include using sanding sealer, thinned brushing lacquer, and water based poly. My questions are as follows:
1. Do I apply a stabilizer at the cylinder stage, or wait until I've shaped it?
2. Will either sanding sealer, thinned lacquer, or water based poly just coat the surface, or will they penetrate to any degree?
Thanks