Bysakhi Dark Seedlac
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Ships from Waynesboro, Virginia.
Bysakhi dark seedlac. A deep, naturally dark seedlac in its raw form — lac granules screened and washed, but not melted, stretched, or filtered into flake. The darkest color comes from the largest, dye-rich granules carrying through, the warmth you cannot add back once it has been refined away.
Seedlac is what the cottage producers start with before turning it into button or flake. Working it is part of the craft — you dissolve, filter, and prepare the cut yourself — and the reward is a shellac in its closest-to-source state, full-bodied and warm.
Bysakhi takes its name from the month of Baisakh, the spring harvest. What we have is this year's harvest, and we sell only the real crop. Reach for it when you want depth and a rich amber tone: building your own dark working lac, warming a finish, matching an aged piece. Pair with patience and a fine cloth filter.
Working from raw lac? Dissolving and cuts: how to mix shellac flakes. What the wax does: dewaxed vs. waxy shellac. Keeping it: how to store shellac flakes. Reading the label: how to read a bag of shellac.
