5. Heat the tip of the clay-coated steel mandrel in the flame.6. Simultaneously heat up the tip of a white rod of glass. It is important to introduce the glass into the flame slowly, waving it back and forth to avoid cracking the glass.
7. Once the white glass has a molten blob at the end, slowly wrap the molten glass around the heated mandrel tip. Repeat this several times until there is a mass the size of a pinky fingertip.
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