How I do my decorative solder balls. 1. Completely solder the front and back. By the time you're ready for decorative solder, the seams should have cooled a little. 2. Apply more flux where you want the decorative solder to go. 3. Grab a glob of solder. 4. Tap it on the solder seam. #stainedglass #soldering #howto #satisfying | Samantha Ashley Glass

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I’ve been complemented a lot on my decorative soldering, and I thought I’d share what I’ve learned because I see newer glass artists ask about it often. 1. Allow the bottom solder lines to cool ALL THE WAY DOWN before adding decorative beads to them. This helps the beads to form nice and tight rather than flattening out over your solder line or just being absorbed by it. 2. Turn your iron sideways, or pointiest side down. You don’t have to have a special tip for decorative soldering, I use the d

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