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BowEd:
Is'nt indian ink composed of mostly soot and an adjuvant like achohol?That being said I just cleaned our stove pipes and was wondering if the fine kreosote that cam from there could have been used for that.

Pat B:
Ed, I'd think it needed a fixative also. The creosote from your chimney might be too oily for it to work well but I might be wrong. Plus, that creosote stinks!  :-\

BowEd:
This so called creosote I'm talking about is really fine stuff like powder.Soot really like the stuff on your hands that's black.Very fine.
What do you mean by a fixative?Like an adjuvant you mean?
I know old timers would just use charcoal rubbed into a scratch for scrimshawing.Thought I could make up my own batch of indian ink.

Pat B:
Like a carrier that would make it permanent after the carrier evaporated.

Pat B:
Ed, I just Googled it. It looks pretty easy. One recipe was using charcoal ash, water and a dash of vinegar. Another used lamp black(like your chimney soot) water and shellac.

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