{"title":"Seedlac","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeedlac is shellac in its rawest form — the resin washed from the harvest and dried in open air, before any press, melt, or solvent. Every other grade we carry begins here. The natural wax and the warm, unaltered color are both still in it, just as the lac insect made them. It is the grade finishers reach for when they want to start one step earlier and control the cut, the filter, and the color themselves. The color runs from a light golden caramel to a deep red-amber.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bysakhi-dark-seedlac","title":"Bysakhi Dark Seedlac","description":"\u003cp\u003eBysakhi dark seedlac. The raw form of shellac — lac granules that have been screened and washed but not melted, stretched, or filtered into flake. The form a finisher reaches for when they want to control the refining themselves, or when they want to work the shellac in its closest-to-source state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeedlac is what the cottage producers start with before turning it into button or flake. Working with it is more involved — practitioners typically dissolve, filter, and prepare it themselves — but the reward is a shellac that has not been reduced or simplified by industrial processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bysakhi grade gives a dark seedlac with the natural color depth that comes from this particular Indian harvest. Pair with patience and a fine cloth filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSourced direct from a fifth-generation refining family in India who has supplied this bench since 1990. Pure, uncut, genuine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shellac.net","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb","offer_id":52328552923429,"sku":"SHL-SEED-BYSAKHI-1LB","price":58.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2 Lb","offer_id":52328552956197,"sku":"SHL-SEED-BYSAKHI-HLF","price":30.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4 Lb","offer_id":52328552988965,"sku":"SHL-SEED-BYSAKHI-QTR","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/bysakhi-dark-seedlac-hero.jpg?v=1779970385"},{"product_id":"kusmi-seedlac","title":"Kusmi Seedlac","description":"\u003cp\u003eKusmi 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeedlac 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSourced direct from a fifth-generation refining family in India who has supplied this bench since 1990. 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Carried because it gives finishers an alternative to the Indian-grade seedlacs when a particular tone or character is wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeedlac is the raw form of shellac — granules that have been screened and washed but not melted into button or stretched into flake. Working with it requires the practitioner to dissolve, filter, and prepare it themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thai grade carries through to a slightly different cured character than the Indian seedlacs, useful for finishers building their own working lacs from source material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSourced through the same fifth-generation refining family who has stewarded our shellac supply since 1990. Pure, uncut, genuine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shellac.net","offers":[{"title":"1 Lb","offer_id":52328555249957,"sku":"SHL-SEED-THAI-1LB","price":62.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1\/2 Lb","offer_id":52328555282725,"sku":"SHL-SEED-THAI-HLF","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1\/4 Lb","offer_id":52328555315493,"sku":"SHL-SEED-THAI-QTR","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/thai-seedlac-hero.jpg?v=1779970488"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/collections\/kusmi-seedlac-hero.jpg?v=1780017897","url":"https:\/\/shellac.net\/collections\/seedlac.oembed","provider":"Shellac.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}