Do I need inletting black?

[Bobby Bigtime]

I am about to fit a Mauser 98 barreled action into a 90% inletted stock. (More like 75%) and was wondering if I should get some inletting black or if carefully eyeballing the tight spots and removing the material is sufficient. I don't want to one bun this job. Any pointers would be appreciated.

 

[Darkhorse]

If it was me, and I've done a fair amount of inletting on black powder gun stocks, I would use some sort of inletting black. Jerrrow's is what I mostly use on rifle stocks.
Put it on as thin as possible for tight inlets. I have also used a large black majic marker. This goes on thinner than Jerrow's.
https://www.logcabinshop.com/catalog.php?path=184_160_142&product_id=25991

 

[Bobby Bigtime]

If it was me, and I've done a fair amount of inletting on black powder gun stocks, I would use some sort of inletting black. Jerrrow's is what I mostly use on rifle stocks.
Put it on as thin as possible for tight inlets. I have also used a large black majic marker. This goes on thinner than Jerrow's.
https://www.logcabinshop.com/catalog.php?path=184_160_142&product_id=25991

Thank you. I do want to do a good job and the black would allow me to get more precise. I will order some. Been a fun learning experience so far. Might as well do it right.

 

[Darkhorse]

As your mortices near completion don't try and scrape all the black that's been transferred onto the wood away. If you do you will end up with oversize inlets. If the part goes in the hole if fits, even if there is still transferred black on the wood. You must take into account the thickness of the black on your metal.
For fine finish work I use a sharp 1/4" chisel (size can vary depending on the need) and just scrape away tiny bits of wood. Any real chiseling (sp?) is done in the beginning long before it gets close.