Thank you so much, Steve and rankamateur, for your your input. What you have described goes hand in hand with my guess as to when this unusual piece was crafted. The filler is gray in color, the size of the 'roundstock' is 2mm and the amber glass is pre-depression. The maker of this glass chimeny w...

Thanks for the reply, rankamateur. I just re-read my post, and I really could have been a bit more clear. I guess I was just assuming, this being a forum having to do with welding tips and tricks, that people here would know I was asking about the way the metal rods were joined together. I apologize...

I spend far too much time researching things that I will never be able to use later...all for the purpose of accurately being able to describe something. This time, I'm asking for help from the exsperts. Can someone tell me how this was made, and possibly what kind of metal was used? I'm pretty sur...