Inletting Black

[Greenvette01]

Precision Gun Works made inletting black.

 

[jdyoung]

Precision Gun Works made inletting black.

Yes they do, I ordered recently!

 

[Teri Anne]

Candle soot works just as well.

Cheers.

I've used Birchwood Casey Sight Black spray. It works as good or better than a lot of others and is cheap and easy to find. I have also used a carbide lamp to provide a smoky coating that transfers easily.

 

[joseytoo]

I had a good friend who was a Master Stock Maker for Winslow for years. I learned what little I know from him, but he always used bright red lipstick. Works amazingly well, cheap, and readily available, no matter where you are.

 

[Teri Anne]

I had a good friend who was a Master Stock Maker for Winslow for years. I learned what little I know from him, but he always used bright red lipstick. Works amazingly well, cheap, and readily available, no matter where you are.

I have in fact tried lipstick. The only downside is that it's greasy and manages to work its way into the wood which can cause issues with bedding epoxy's. It does however work and like you said, is readily available at your wife or girlfriends nearest purse.

 

[LoneTraveler]

I tried several things years ago when I started building muzzle loading rifles. I found that any black that had oil or grease in it caused problems.
It will soak into the wood and not cut out in the chips.
I settled on candle soot, Had a candle and holder sitting on my bench lit when inletting. Candle soot does not soak into the wood, Paper thin shavings removes the soot completely, Allowing cutting very tight tolerance on parts and inlays.

Cheap to, Burned down candles from dinner table kept me supplied.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I had some people recommend me Wolf Tracks and Prussian Blue.
We bought Prussian Blue, but have not used it yet. Will most likely inlet a few stocks after Christmas using Prussian Blue.

 

[pmh-usa]

It's the same as bone black & powdered carbon, but fine powdered graphite also works the same. Make a paste with a light oil such as 3-in-1 or mineral oil. Stir well to get all lumps, chunks dissolved. Apply with a small artists or modeler's paintbrush.

 

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

Any suggestions on where to get Inletting Black?
Midway or Brownells is a no go!

My wife and I have built 1720 -1790 era flintlock rifles for 30 years and I just take a candle and soot up a small saucerthen a bit of linseed oil added to it and make a past

 

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

I had some people recommend me Wolf Tracks and Prussian Blue.
We bought Prussian Blue, but have not used it yet. Will most likely inlet a few stocks after Christmas using Prussian Blue.

I use Prussian blue only when fitting steel to steel

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

We finally found some good Black Inlet material "in stock" $10.50 for 1/2 oz. We bought (2), came out to about $30 with shipping..
Jerrow's Inlet Black.
Have several McMilllan Stocks to Inlet.

Search - jerrow's

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Merry Christmas
Len & Jill