Kusmi Seedlac

Kusmi seedlac. The raw form of the Kusmi-grade lac — granules that have been screened and washed but not melted into button or stretched into flake. The closest-to-source form for finishers who want to control the refining themselves.

Seedlac is what the cottage producers start with. Working with it is more involved than working with refined button or flake — practitioners typically dissolve, filter, and prepare it themselves — but the reward is a shellac that has not been reduced by industrial processing.

The Kusmi grade carries through to a warm-toned shellac if the refining is done with care. For finishers who view shellac preparation as part of the craft.

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