there is or was an inletting grease for marking the wood when inletting. i have a couple tubes but can't locate it. what is it called and who makes it. i know that i can make my own; but it is upsetting me as to what it is called and who made it. getting old is a bitch! NEVER MIND did a little more research and came up with "prussian blue". ordered some. now i will probably find what i already have.
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Brownells used to sell it, would think that they still would. Jarrets in-letting black I think was the name of it. came in a small pot if I remember right.
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Lipstick works in a bind and being wax based dosnt stain the wood ( or your hands) as bad
lampblack was one sold buy Fajens way back when -
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Prussian blue, Permatex #80038 applied to the metal with a soft toothbrush.
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Looks like nobody offers it any longer - or it's permanently out of stock. Try Kiwi black shoe polish in the round can, or lipstick.
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Most of the time I used Jarret's Inletting Black from Brownell's. Once or twice, Prussian Blue. It doesn't matter which you use, because you're sure to get it on your hands, and then your nose will start to itch.
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I bought Jerrows from Brownells in 1977.
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I'm assuming your response is to my post for Prussian Blue. I found it at J B TOOLS (157 in stock), AMAZON and numerous other places. AMAZON specifically states that it is NOT discontinued. No big deal, but just in case anyone is interested.Originally Posted by nicholst55
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Dukem still has it in their 109 scrapping blue they offer it in blue red green I believe.
I built a couple hundred guns using old motor oil, applied with a small brush. Shows up well on walnut, a bit harder to see on maple. Easy clean up with paint or lacquer thinner. With inletting black, I always ended up looking like I had on black face by the end of the day.
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Am an old stock maker. An old kerosene lamp or a lit candle works great. Hold your barrel or action over the flame and the lamp black gets applied. The lampblack from the flame is transfered to the wood when pressing the part to the stock. The wood does not have any oil or grease absorbed that would ruin the varnish or oil finish that later gets applied when all sanded and finished wood is ready.
After turning myself into a Prussian blue mess a couple of times I switched to kerosene lamp. That worked very well for me. After I started shooting High-power Service rifle I switched to using a calcium carbide sight smoker like this one. https://www.champchoice.com/mc-clean...ht-smoker-cl20
I do most of the rough fitting on a Bridgeport mill so calcium carbide usage is not an issue. If I was doing a tradition stock blank by hand using inletting screws I would use the kerosene lamp.
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Jerrows inletting black is what I've used for 40 years. A little tip, just put a small dab on a sponge you have in a soap dish, pour in a little motor oil. Then use a brush to apply to the metal. You won't be as likely to get it in your eyebrows, ears, etc. then all you have to do is read the black.
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Jerrow’s inletting black. I’ve got a Gunsmoke carbide lamp I use for really fine jobs too. It’s harder to buy carbide than it used to be. Either one generally leaves me looking like a mammy singer when I’m working with them.
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I've gone through a few jars of Jerrows in 50 some years. Quickly found out using a Q-tip to apply the black keeps from getting myself coated with the stuff. Another plus- when the inletting is done, just throw the Q-tip in the trash.
KISS, I just went to a kitchen supply store, 50 years ago, bought an adjustable wick alcohol heat burner and filled it with mineral spirits, it became a metal blackening tool.
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No, I should have specified. I was referring to Jerrow's Inletting Black (and Gold). I guess since everyone has gone to plastic or synthetic stocks, nobody has a need for inletting black any longer. I checked several places that advertise it, but it's either out of stock or no longer available.
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Smoking the metal with various lamps will indeed work but it is very slow.
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