Black Shellac Flake

Black shellac flake. The deepest color in the wax-containing line — a dark amber that approaches black when laid down. Useful where a finish needs depth without staining, where the wood underneath should be honored rather than masked.

Wax-containing means the natural lac wax has not been removed. This is the older form of shellac, the one classical finishing texts assume. Wax-containing flakes lay down differently than dewaxed — the surface has more body, and the cured film carries the warmth that dewaxed grades cannot quite match.

Restoration practitioners reach for Black when matching deeply aged finishes on antique furniture and instruments. Cabinetmakers use it on woods where a darker shellac complements the figure rather than fighting it.

Sourced direct from a fifth-generation refining family in India who has supplied this bench since 1990. Pure, uncut, genuine.