A couple of years ago I bought a container of shellac flakes for mixing my own. When I got home I discovered that there weren't very many loose flakes in the container; most of them were stuck together in a fairly solid clump. In retrospect I probably should have just taken it back to the shop for a refund (or even better, paid more attention in the first place), but I didn't. I was able to chip off enough for what I needed at the time, but it took a bit of work with some suitable tool or other (coughhammerandscrewdrivercough). Much more effort than I felt was worth using for the rest of it, so ever since I've still had this container of…well, a lump of shellac.
Is it pretty much a goner, or is there some way (that may or may not involve a bigger hammer) to break it up into usable flakes, or at least chunks, again?
Is it pretty much a goner, or is there some way (that may or may not involve a bigger hammer) to break it up into usable flakes, or at least chunks, again?