I have been stabilising wood for knife scales for several years now and I have learned a few things along the way.
In this video I talk about and show my process that I now use with very good results.
Wood stabilising is a lengthy process from the drying of green timber to the final time allowed to soak in resin first under vacuum and then in a pressure vessel.
It's a process that cannot be rushed especially with some woods like English Yew wood.
Other woods like Masur birch take the resin extremely well however and can be stabilised quickly.
Walnut and other hard woods like Maple are a different story and require much more time to fully impregnate with the resin.