cutting RSS

When beginning the cutting process I always get all the tools I will need out and within reach beforehand. I have a pencil grip and pistol grip score cutter, they use the same scoring heads but pistol grip works best on straight cuts where curves I have an easier time with the pencil grip. I always take small swoops with deeper curves, as if slicing small strips until I find my grinding point. I also use two different types of splitting pliers. One for straight and one for curves to semi-circles. I use a flat snapping pliers for any type...

Cutting patterns is an important part of process, and it requires a steady hand and an eye for colors to blend for art's sake.  Finding the best part of the glass for each piece of your design really makes a difference in the finished piece. In addition to the glass you're working with and the pattern itself, the tools for this process are pattern shears and double-sided tape.   Before I begin, I number all areas of the pattern, and make a copy of the numbered pattern for reference. I carefully label the entire pattern, so that each individual part has a number and...