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meddlingfool
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Joe Beaver
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Not me, just CA with ebony dust. Or sometimes ebony dust mixed with titebond

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Tai Fu
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Black epoxy works real well too

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Have you tried it yet Ed? It might be ok

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Haans
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Many years ago I bought a quart jar of black pastel powder at the local art store. Still have half of it all these years later. Mix with epoxy and it's black as coal.
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Michael.N.
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Ebony dust, Lamp Black, Bitumen Earth Pigment. All send your glue/filler pretty Black looking. You could try mixing them, for that very exact shade of Black!
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No, haven't tried it yet...
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black shellac stick , melted, or ebony dust /hhg/fish
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