The Hollow
Penny a Stick: A Brief History of Burn-in Sticks
Victorian cabinetmakers called it beaumontage and bought it for a penny a stick. A short history of the shellac burn-in stick, and the one numbered color line still made the...
Penny a Stick: A Brief History of Burn-in Sticks
Victorian cabinetmakers called it beaumontage and bought it for a penny a stick. A short history of the shellac burn-in stick, and the one numbered color line still made the...
Shellac Solvents
The chemistry of shellac solvents, honestly — ethanol, methanol, isopropyl, denatured alcohol and the Everclear myth. And why gummy shellac is almost never a solvent problem.
Shellac Solvents
The chemistry of shellac solvents, honestly — ethanol, methanol, isopropyl, denatured alcohol and the Everclear myth. And why gummy shellac is almost never a solvent problem.
Chestnut Hollow
Why we named the brand after a tree that refuses to finish dying — and what the Chestnut Hollow label commits to.
Chestnut Hollow
Why we named the brand after a tree that refuses to finish dying — and what the Chestnut Hollow label commits to.
Color at the Lathe: The Craft of Friction Lac W...
There is a way of coloring wood that most Western turners have never seen, and it works like this. The wood is spinning on the lathe. The turner picks up...
Color at the Lathe: The Craft of Friction Lac W...
There is a way of coloring wood that most Western turners have never seen, and it works like this. The wood is spinning on the lathe. The turner picks up...
The History of Shellac, Part 4: An Enduring Finish
The chemistry that split shellac in two after WWII, what survived the contraction, and why button lac still matters to the people who do the work. Part 4 of four.
The History of Shellac, Part 4: An Enduring Finish
The chemistry that split shellac in two after WWII, what survived the contraction, and why button lac still matters to the people who do the work. Part 4 of four.
The History of Shellac, Part 3: A Fading Shine
How nitrocellulose lacquer, the factory spray line, and the vinyl record nearly finished shellac off between 1920 and 1950. Part 3 of four.
The History of Shellac, Part 3: A Fading Shine
How nitrocellulose lacquer, the factory spray line, and the vinyl record nearly finished shellac off between 1920 and 1950. Part 3 of four.