{"product_id":"friction-lac-sticks-first-edition","title":"Friction-Lac Sticks — First Edition Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eA solid friction polish for the lathe. Three handmade lac sticks — red, yellow, and blue — worked directly against a spinning turning to build a hard, glossy finish in minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLac Turning is a centuries-old tradition where colorful shellac sticks are pressed against spinning wood on the lathe. The friction melts the contact point on the stick, and spreads a layer of rich color across the piece. Burnishing follows, traditionally using a locally sourced palm leaf, and leaves a durable mirror polished finish. The heat transforms the lac into something entirely different, almost like a ceramic surface, saturated with color and very long-lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to lac turning? The full technique walkthrough — pressure, the leaf, and the oil, with video from our bench and from the Channapatna workshops — is here: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-hollow\/lac-turning-in-practice\"\u003eLac Turning, In Practice\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made by a Channapatna cottage producer sourced specifically for this project — the same craft tradition behind India's lacquered toy and bangle work, turned here to a woodturner's friction stick. Each set is hand-numbered, one of 30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color runs through the stick, not on top of it — what you see through the window is what goes onto the wood. A first run of traditional colors: Red, Yellow, Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a voivoi pandanus burnishing leaf, hand-processed by artisans of Rise Beyond the Reef in Fiji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shellac.net","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53688393924901,"sku":"FLS-SET-E1","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/5136\/2853\/files\/friction-lac-first-edition-set-hero.jpg?v=1787873730","url":"https:\/\/shellac.net\/products\/friction-lac-sticks-first-edition","provider":"Shellac.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}