Originally Posted by
Dennis
Right Nick.
Your question raises several points:
First of all, brass is not really suitable for spoons, because too many substances cause it to corrode, and they will quickly have a toxic coating. If you research bronze, used for chopsticks and tableware in some far eastern countries, you will be on safer ground.
The silver solder powder, is useful for filigree work.
For normal soldering, some use solder paste, but the conventional method is to buy solder strip, which we thin out for convenience by rolling, or hammering, and then cut first lengthwise and then cross wise to form tiny pallions. The joint is fluxed, using borax, or Auflux, and the pallions applied with a brush, or tweezers.
If soldering brass, you either put up with the mismatch, or use brass coloured solder found on line.
My picture shows the mismatch on a brass belt buckle from some years back. I think I could do better now. Dennis
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