{"title":"Merit Burn-In Stick Sets","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerit burn-in sticks grouped by the woods and finishes they match: five or six full-size sticks to a set, original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed. Pick the set closest to the work on your bench. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee every color in the Merit color line\u003c\/a\u003e, or write to \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e with questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-wood-tones-dozen-full-size-stick-set","title":"Merit Wood Tones Dozen — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwelve full-size Merit burn-in sticks · eleven colors · the natural wood-tone range\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unbroken run through the natural browns. Parchment and blonde at one end, coffee and translucent brown at the other, and the whole progression of oak, chestnut, cedar, teak and pine in between. Twelve full-length Merit burn-in sticks, original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#53 — Parchment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#1-C — Blonde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#7 — Chestnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#73A — Fruitwood Oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#76 — Teakwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#4 — Light Mahogany \/ Cedar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#11 — Cedar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#85 — Country Pine \u003cem\u003e(×2)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#2-D — Coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#68 — Autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#54 — Translucent Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven colors, twelve sticks — Country Pine doubled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat only works if the shade you need is actually on the bench. This set runs the natural browns end to end, so the closest match and the one just under it are both in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eExplore the full historic Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52328558821669,"sku":"MRT-SET-WOOD","price":131.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-wood-tones-dozen-1200x1200.png?v=1787277733"},{"product_id":"merit-mahogany-rosewood-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Mahogany \u0026 Rosewood Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · five colors · the deep reds and browns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mahogany \u0026amp; Rosewood Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in mahogany, rosewood and other dark red-brown finishes. It is the box to reach for on antique case pieces, dining tables and instrument bodies where the wood runs deep red to near-black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo opaque sticks carry the body color — a dark red mahogany and rosewood, doubled because it is the one you reach for most — and two semi-transparent mahoganies let the grain underneath show through a fill. The dark transparent at the end of the row is the blender: a thin pass over a leveled repair pulls it into the surrounding finish. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed opaque to transparent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#38 — Dark Red Mahogany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#32 — Rosewood \u003cem\u003e(×2)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#47 — Brown Mahogany Semi-Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#46 — Red Mahogany Semi-Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#12 — Amber Transparent Dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive colors, six sticks — Rosewood doubled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark woods are where that matters most: a fill that reads a hair too red or too flat on rosewood shows from across the room. This set puts the opaque body colors, the see-through grain colors and the blender in one box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54320650649893,"sku":"MRT-SET-MAHOG6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-mahogany-rosewood-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793372585"},{"product_id":"merit-metallic-five-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Metallic Five — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive full-size Merit burn-in sticks · five colors · the metal-finished range\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Metallic Five is a set of five full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in metal-finished surfaces — gilt picture frames, lamp bases, plated hardware and trim finished to look like metal rather than wood. It is the box for the frame and furniture restorer who gets handed the piece nobody else will touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal finishes are the hardest repair to hide, because a flat fill reads dull against a surface that catches light. These five carry a sheen of their own, so a leveled fill picks up the room the way the finish around it does — the two grays for cool brushed hardware and dark cast pieces, the taupe and the two warm metallics for gilt frames and antiqued trim. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#108 — Metallic Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#129 — Metallic Taupe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#125 — Metallic Copper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#197 — Metallic Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#269 — Medium Gray Nebulus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a metal finish the test is the sheen as much as the color: hold the stick against the piece in raking light and pick the one that catches the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54324714733861,"sku":"MRT-SET-METAL5","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-metallic-five-1200x1200.png?v=1793384340"},{"product_id":"merit-color-pop-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Color Pop Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · six colors · the painted and lacquered range\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Color Pop Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in painted, lacquered and colored finishes — nursery furniture, mid-century casework, enameled cabinets, instrument cases and anything else that is not a wood tone. It is the box for the repair tech who has every brown on the shelf and nothing for a chipped blue door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo yellows, a pink, a blue, a purple and a dark green: the colors the wood-tone racks skip. Each one lays down opaque and level, and because they are the same natural resin as the rest of the line they mix on the knife — a little light yellow into the green shifts it toward the olive of a painted sideboard, the pink warms a blue toward lavender. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#19 — Light Yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#62 — Pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#119 — Yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#113 — Dark Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#121 — Purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#111 — Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a painted surface there is no grain to hide behind, so getting the color close on the first pass matters more than anywhere else; six distinct hues give you a mixing base for the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54324731576613,"sku":"MRT-SET-POP6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-color-pop-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793384353"},{"product_id":"merit-cherry-reds-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Cherry \u0026 Reds Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · six colors · the cherry and red-brown range\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cherry \u0026amp; Reds Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in cherry, red mahogany and other warm red-brown finishes. It is the box to reach for on cherry dining tables, bedroom suites and the red-toned mahogany that fills so many American homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry is a moving target — new wood pale and pinkish, a decade in the sun a deep brick red — and these six span that whole arc, from the light mahogany-cedar at one end through two cherries and a natural mahogany to burgundy and a true red mahogany at the other. Set them side by side on the bench and the steps between them are small enough that one of them lands. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#4 — Light Mahogany-Cedar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#15 — Cherry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#18 — Natural Mahogany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#77 — Burgundy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#16 — Cherry Dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#37 — Red Mahogany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReds are unforgiving in a different way from dark woods: a fill that leans brown reads as a bruise, one that leans pink jumps out. Six close steps across the red-brown range mean the nearest stick is usually right there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54324750614821,"sku":"MRT-SET-CHERRY6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-cherry-reds-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793384365"},{"product_id":"merit-oak-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Oak Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · five colors · the oak range, honey to near-black\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oak Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips, gouges and worn edges in oak — golden and medium oak through dark English and fumed finishes. It is the box for a shop that sees more oak than anything else: mission and Arts and Crafts pieces, quartersawn tabletops, and the millwork in older public buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak is a demanding repair because the grain is so open and the color shifts so much across a single board; a fill that matches the flat grain can still read wrong against the ray fleck. This set leans on the medium oak, doubled because it is the one that gets used on most jobs, with a semi-transparent oak for fills where the figure needs to show through, two dark oaks for fumed and English work, and a honey-amber transparent to pull a leveled repair into the surrounding finish. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#550 — Transparent Oak Honey Amber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#82 — Dark Oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#49 — Oak Semi-Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#36 — Oak \u003cem\u003e(×2)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#78 — Dark English Traditional Oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive colors, six sticks — Oak doubled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak runs from pale honey to nearly black depending on the cut, the age and whether it was fumed or stained, so one oak stick is seldom enough. This set covers that run with the body colors at one end of the row and the see-through sticks at the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54325115322661,"sku":"MRT-SET-OAK6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-oak-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793384290"},{"product_id":"merit-country-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Country Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · six colors · the country and cottage woods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Country Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in the warmer, softer-toned woods of country furniture — pale cork and fruitwood, teak, cedar and the deep autumn browns. It is the box for anyone who works on farmhouse tables, blanket chests, cupboards and the painted-over or oiled pieces that turn up at every estate sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the in-between colors a wood-tone set usually skips: cork for bleached and limed surfaces, fruitwood and teakwood for the mid-range, cedar for the reddish browns, and autumn for the deep ones. The amber ultra translucent at the end of the row is the stick you will reach for on almost every job — a thin pass over a leveled fill blends it into whatever finish surrounds it. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#26 — Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#73A — Fruitwood Oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#76 — Teakwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#11 — Cedar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#14 — Amber Ultra Translucent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#68 — Autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry pieces were built from whatever was local and finished with whatever was on hand, so the colors wander more than in formal furniture. This set gives you six distinct stops across that range rather than six shades of one brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54325124038949,"sku":"MRT-SET-COUNTRY6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-country-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793384303"},{"product_id":"merit-provincial-five-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Provincial Five — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive full-size Merit burn-in sticks · five colors · the provincial browns, pale to deep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Provincial Five is a set of five full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips and gouges in the honey and nut browns of provincial and country-French furniture — natural maple, French maple, natural walnut and the deep Italian provincial tone. It is the box for armoires, commodes, buffets and the mid-century reproductions finished in those colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis range sits between the pale maples and the walnuts, which is where most European-style casework lands. Cork at the pale end handles bleached and pickled surfaces, the two maples carry the honey tones, natural walnut covers the nut browns, and Italian provincial anchors the deep end — a compact kit that still spans the whole provincial run. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#26 — Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#3 — Natural Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#52 — French Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#79 — Natural Walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#84 — Italian Provincial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvincial finishes are mostly mid-tone browns with a lot of warmth in them, and the difference between a maple-based and a walnut-based brown is easy to miss until the fill is level and the light hits it. This set puts both families in one box so you can lay the sticks against the piece and pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54325138522405,"sku":"MRT-SET-PROV5","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-provincial-five-1200x1200.png?v=1793384314"},{"product_id":"merit-walnut-six-burn-in-stick-set","title":"Merit Walnut Six — Burn-In Stick Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix full-size Merit burn-in sticks · six colors · the walnut range\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Walnut Six is a set of six full-size Merit burn-in sticks for repairing chips, gouges and worn edges in walnut — American black walnut, the lighter Circassian and European figures, and the dark Mediterranean tones. It is the box for anyone who works on mid-century casework, gunstocks, dining tables and the walnut-veneered pieces that come through every repair shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut shifts as it ages — fresh wood is purple-brown, old wood warms toward honey — so this set carries both ends: a light brown and Circassian walnut for the faded pieces, Mediterranean walnut for the deep ones, and two semi-transparents, walnut and brown mahogany, for fills where the figure has to read through. The amber ultra translucent is the blender; a thin pass over a leveled repair ties it into the finish around it. Original factory stock, hand-poured and stamp-embossed, every stick cast one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed light to dark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#59 — Light Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#40 — Circassian Walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#14 — Amber Ultra Translucent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#83 — Mediterranean Walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#48 — Walnut Semi-Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#47 — Brown Mahogany Semi-Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a burn-in stick does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in stick fills chips, gouges, and worn edges with hard natural resin that takes a finish like the wood around it. Melt a little off the stick with a heated knife, flow it into the damage, level it, and finish over it — the same repair the trade has been doing this way for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA burn-in has to disappear into the finish around it, and color is what gives it away. The usual method is to pick the stick closest to the surrounding wood — often deliberately a shade lighter, since it is easier to bring color up over a level fill than to take it back out — then work the tone and grain on top once it sits flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn walnut the usual mistake is going too dark and too cold; the wood has more red and gold in it than it looks from across the shop. Having the lighter sticks and the see-through sticks in the same box is what lets you sneak up on the match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a little surface character — pour marks, the odd bubble, an embossed number that stamped a hair off-center. They melt exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit-color-line\"\u003eSee this set in the Merit color line →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the burn-in stick comes from: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/burn-in-stick-history\"\u003ePenny a Stick: a brief history of burn-in sticks\u003c\/a\u003e. More from the line: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/merit\"\u003ethe Merit hub\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions: \u003ca href=\"mailto:orders@shellac.net\"\u003eorders@shellac.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chestnut Hollow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54325149565221,"sku":"MRT-SET-WALNUT6","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/merit-set-walnut-six-1200x1200.png?v=1793384328"}],"url":"https:\/\/shellac.net\/collections\/merit-sets.oembed","provider":"Shellac.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}