For ages I have been struggling with inletting black while doing the metal/wood fitment thing. Over the years I have used the off-the-shelf thick stuff, black magic marker, and once even red lipstick . The black stuff has been about the best but applying it to a piece of metal resulted in, usually, a too thick application and messy smear on the wood. While at Kentucky this year I picked up this trick that solves the messy issue.
Buy one of those soft makeup brushes women use to apply blush. Apply a little (VERY little) inletting black and brush it on the work piece. It coats the metal with a very thin layer of the black without the heavy gobbered up smear of ink. The application of ink is a learning curve but you get the idea shortly.
(I decanted two containers of the ink into a metal cup which has a lid. The tin is large enough to dip the brush and doesn't fall over
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Buy one of those soft makeup brushes women use to apply blush. Apply a little (VERY little) inletting black and brush it on the work piece. It coats the metal with a very thin layer of the black without the heavy gobbered up smear of ink. The application of ink is a learning curve but you get the idea shortly.
(I decanted two containers of the ink into a metal cup which has a lid. The tin is large enough to dip the brush and doesn't fall over
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