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technique from our bench · inspiration from the traditionLaying down the color
Press until it grabs, then back off · 0:20 · from our bench
From the tradition:
India
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Our bench
— the library grows with every drop
FROM THE HOLLOW · FEATURED
Lac Turning, In Practice — How to Use Friction-Lac Sticks
Pressure, the leaf, and restraint with the oil. What we learned at our own lathe, folded together with what the Channapatna workshops showed us — with video of every step.
Read the walkthrough →A town built on the lathe
The history of lac turnery — coming this fall
How the sticks are made
Molten lac over a charcoal fire, in Channapatna
From the lathe
lac-turned work from the community and our bench — rotating gallery
Show us your shine
Turn something with the sticks? Send a photo — the gallery grows with your work, credited by name.
Submit a piece →New colors drop in small, numbered runs. The list hears first.
Five colors are already in the works for the next edition.
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