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Shellac Flakes from Stick Lac
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Shellac Flakes from Stick Lac

Shellac is the resin the female lac insect secretes on the twigs of its host trees. Scraped off with bark and insects in it, it is packed into a cloth tube and heated over a fire; the resin melts and seeps out through the cloth, leaving the debris inside. Spread thin and cooled it sets into sheets that break into flakes. Dissolved in alcohol it becomes French polish and sanding sealer.
Oqalayo
Half a day

Imiyalelo

1

Scrape the lac

Scrape the lac crust off the branches with a knife onto a cloth. Weigh it.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Izingatsha zomuthi ezimbozwe nge-lacIzingatsha zomuthi ezimbozwe nge-lac1 kg

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

UmmeseUmmese
IsikaliIsikali
2

Crush and wash

Crush the crust coarsely, then rinse it in cold water and pour off what floats, to wash out the red dye and dust. Dry it.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

AmanziAmanzi5 amalitha

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isigqulo NomgquloIsigqulo Nomgqulo
Ibhodwe ElikhuluIbhodwe Elikhulu
Isisefo Senetha EcolekileIsisefo Senetha Ecolekile
3

Fill the cloth tube

Sew a long narrow tube of cotton cloth, fill it with the washed lac and tie both ends.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Indwangu YekotiniIndwangu Yekotini0.25 sqm

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

UmmeseUmmese
4

Melt it through the cloth

Holding the tube by its ends with gloves, warm it over a low fire and twist it slowly; the melted shellac seeps out through the cloth. Scrape it onto parchment on a tray.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Umgodi womliloUmgodi womlilo
Amagilavu Amelana NokushisaAmagilavu Amelana Nokushisa
Iphepha lokubhakaIphepha lokubhaka
Ipuleti lokubhakaIpuleti lokubhaka
5

Spread and cool

While soft, press it out into a thin sheet and let it cool hard.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Iphepha lokubhakaIphepha lokubhaka
6

Break into flakes

Break the sheet into flakes, weigh them, and store them in a closed jar away from heat.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

IsikaliIsikali
Ijeke Lengilazi ElinesivaloIjeke Lengilazi Elinesivalo

Izinto

3

Amathuluzi Adingekayo

10

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