<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use burnt shellac exclusively for = gluing felt or leather to metal. Freshly made burnt shellac will dry within a very = short time. Buy the flakes and add a small amount of alcohol to make a thick, = dripless solution. It can be kept in an old white-glue (!) bottle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Berley A. Firmin = II</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>