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Mark & Juanita wrote:

One thought regarding the shellac, doesn't shellac melt at body
temperature? If one were to lean on a tool, for example, leaning on the
table saw with one hand while making adjustments or reaching down for to
retrieve a dropped arbor nut (I know, professionals never drop that
nut), is is possible that you could melt through the finish?

According to a Google search the melting point of waxed shellac is somewhere
between 77 C and 90 C (170 F - 194 F). The melting point for dewaxed shellac would
be higher.

Interesting, that raises another question, if the melting point of
shellac is so high, how do candies and medications that are coated with
shellac ever get digested?