{"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\/products\/merit-walnut-six-burn-in-stick-set","provider":"Shellac.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}