Bari, Have you tried candleflame and a blowpipe? See my website
http://www.birdamlasu.com/trabzonweavedbracelets.htm In the pictures
you can see the girls fusing the gold with using candleflame and a
blowpipe. I tried melting gold wire which was successful, but I
didn’t go further.
Kind regards to all,
Oya Borahan