These forgotten finishing steps are why old furniture still looks better today.

We have a variety of wood that has heavy shellac on it at our house. Much of this finish is globbed on and blotchy and/or very old and cracked now. I did many tests and we cannot just do a serious ...

For shellac finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Even those familiar with shellac may not know that it starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree ...