Ebony inlay substitutes.

[recipio]

Folks, I like to make small circular tables with a black inlay about 30 cms in diameter. So far i have used solid ebony about 3 mm square but it is brittle stuff and not easy to bend to that radius, Does anybody use black hot melt glue for inlay lines. ? I've seen one hot melt system with it's own blade for scraping off excess and aluminium block but it is about £ 350.
Likewise using shellac sticks would be very pricey. Any suggestions welcome.

 

[Inspector]

A couple suggestions.

Casting epoxy, dyed black.

Dye a less expensive wood like Maple and then inlay it as you would the Ebony.

Pete

 

[niall Y]

Would African Blackwood perform better?