On a lathe project a little super glue does a decent job of making punky wood solid. Ive turned dozen of bowls and hundreds of pens with a little CA help. Even does a good job of fixing blowouts. A resin impregnated stock would be stronger than the original wood. Thats part of the problem. Its a bear to inlet, a real problem to checker and does not take finish well in some cases. But I did a 11/87 stock in extreme splated Maple Burl that was superb to look at and a nightmare to do. One per person, me, is more than enough.
