When to stabilize

[Tony Clements]

When would you want to stabilize the wood and when should you just turn it as is?
Thanks

[Brian at DDT Game Calls]

if the wood is soft say like persimon, most woods around our parts or if it is spalted, something that isn't very stable i guess you can say

[Aaron at Wingerts Woodworks]

Also, woods with odd and varying grain will turn a heck of a lot better after being stabilized.  Burls, crosscut woods, soft woods and spalted woods all benefit from being stabilized.  I often send very hard woods out for stabilizing just to make them more durable when it comes to water affecting them.

[Tony Clements]

Thanks all