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shellac - did it burn?

sqsemi
9 years ago

I feared the strie on some parts of my staircase would be on all parts, but I found some nice wood on the rail and newel. The original finish on these bits was shellac.
However, I don't know what to make of these stubborn blemishes? Some are clearly embedded in what looks to be scratches ... but the ones on the right side of the newel are on smooth wood.
Is this to do with the type of wood (rail looks to be oak but I have no idea of what newel is) or have I scorched the old shellac or ... ?
I used a silent paint remover to get the big bits off and have now had quite a few goes with both DNA and chemical strippers.
Any idea if these could/should be removed?

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