Quote Originally Posted by Pete Watkins View Post
This might help:-

Hot Lacquer

½ oz of Annatto
½ oz of Saffron
2 oz of Turmeric
6 oz of Seed-Lac / Shellac in coarse powder form
2 Pints of alcohol (metholated spirits)

Mix the first three ingredients in the alcohol and leave for several days shaking daily.
Strain into a bottle containing the Seed-Lac / Shellac and shake until the shellac is dissolved.

Extra colouring can be obtained with the addition of:-
More Saffron
Gamboge
Dragons Blood
Aniline


Pete.
Interesting recipe, using spices as coloring, hard core wood working stores would probably have aniline dyes
that could be substituted. Some lens boards that I made from mahogany I just used blond dewaxed shellac flakes
they look pretty good without staining. What is the process since you don't mention any heating ?