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What is Shellac?
From the tree to the beetle, from Shellac to French polishing and even in your belly!... This illustrated PDF explains it all.

French Polishing Gallery
Watch a YouTube clip of French polishing in action and learn more about the ancient art.

French Polished Items For Sale
Antiques and other items that have all been Hand French Polished.

Saving eBooks on the iPod Touch
The iPod Touch is great for reading ebooks since the touch screen interface makes it so easy to flick from one page to another. And since we won't get any legal third party software for the iPod Touch until probably mid next year, this workaround will do for the time being.

While there are several third party applications that convert eBook's for you, the software has no warranty and Apple are likely the launch their own software later this year. This solution is for mac users and requires no download, PC users can download suitable software.Read full article...

Care Instructions for Antique Furniture
Ensuring your antiques are displayed, stored and handled correctly is essential to preserving them for future generations. It is important to remember that furniture isn't just wood and the beauty of it is often how the wood is aged as well as the other materials used. French polish is fine and beautiful finish from a natural source, unlike any other finish French polish never cures which means it continues to harden with age. Below are unique instructions to keep the polish in pristine condition.Read full article...

Recommendations and reviews of file sharing websites
Box.net passes the tests of user-friendliness, ease of navigation and storage space with flying colours. Best of all, there is nothing to be downloaded or installed, as Box.net is a Member's Website. Simply take a couple of minutes to complete the free sign up and you will be taken to your files page, accepting music, video, image and text documents. The only restraint to the free membership is large individual files, Box.net limits each file to a maximum size of 10MB, rest assured all free members are granted a total 1000MB (1GB) in total storage space. Read full article...

The Story of the Lac Beetle
Larvae draw sap from fresh shoots and then secrete a saliva known as "Lac." It sucks sap from the beginning to the end of its life. Mostly staying put, immobile but not not lazy. The Lac beetle is anchored by it's stalk of nose. The nose that slowly sucks sap, know as Lac that builds up and hardens over the Beetle to form a protective shell. The Lac continues to build up over the reproductive cycle. Read full article...