Restoration of antique furniture was a large portion of my woodworking business during the mid-1970s and early '80s, and now, as then, shellac has proved almost indispensable for this type of work.

I made this sign out of 1.25 inch white oak for its excellent durability outdoors. It was coated in a spar urethane finish ...

For lacquer finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Shellac starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree branches by the tiny lac bug (Laccifer lacca), which ...

It's possible you've been asked if you want Shellac nails the last few times you were at the nail salon. And maybe you politely declined, not because you weren't interested — you just simply weren't ...