I do a lot of work with reclaimed wood, and nice rusty nail holes are one of the tell-tale signs of previous use. Sometimes I get a great board that I'd like to use, but it just doesn't have any of these nice black nail holes. I'm wondering if I couldn't hammer in a couple of (degreased) nails and spray it with something to cause rapid rusting. Or maybe I could drill some holes and fill them with iron shavings? Maybe I'm going about it wrong - what if I just put a couple of drops of black dye into each hole - would it bleed into the surrounding wood sort of like a nail does over a period of years?
I'm probably going to try a few things, but I was wondering if any of you all had any suggestions. Thanks.
JP