I think there has been a mix up. French polish, shellac, and lacquer are all the same substance, a bug eats the sap of a tree and poops out a hard...
Lac dissolved in alcohol is exactly the way French polish is made and that's how I make mine? I'm wondering if it's some sort of oil based varnish?
May I ask where abouts in the world are you? The reason for asking is this maybe a finish I'm not familiar with, my experience is with shellac...
Maybe photos of the ends might shed some light? I suspect a product called crackle glaze was used to age this, not in all my years have I seen a...
Knowing what can be restored is half the battle, I've got at least 10 boxes that my over ambitious younger self thought "that will be easy" lol....
That's what I thought, so I accepted :)
It would seem the English don't know about Indian antiques either. Here is a box listed on Esty I bought earlier today. Notice the price :)...
Cool, if I can convert 1 person to antique restoration then many antiques will be saved. TBH it's so easy and such a good and profitable thing to...
No sealer required, French polish is a sealer, in a reasonably warm place the first coat of French polish will dry in a 5 minutes then it's...
It's really not difficult at all and defiantly no need to pay someone to do it. French polish is so thin that it's almost impossible to mess it up...
Normally with any Victorian box I would recommend leaving it unless it's really bad but in this case I think someone has already sanded it, it...
Fantastic job :) this type, where the Sadeli doesn't cover the whole box, is a great place to start as there is a lot of wood holding the pieces...
Thank you very much, I would have been lost without your knowledge.
I'm not entirely sure I've found out how to look this up but I assume "Palekh" is the region? and "Емеля" The Tale of Emelya the Fool, I know is...
How fantastic, I didn't think anybody could decipher the last 2 words, thank you ever so much. I'm sure I'm being stupid here and please forgive...
Thank you for trying, It's very hard to see what has been written in the last 2 words.
[ATTACH] I've tried to make it clearer
I know I have a problem with boxes :nailbiting::happy: but I'm getting help by buying enough to keep the urges at bay :happy: yes it's the black...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm sorry, I use my wife's phone and she is busy ATM but I do have photos of the lot I bought
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