glasscutting

Diamond-tipped craft work

Glasscutting is the craft of cutting, shaping, or decorating glass.

A glasscutter scores the surface with a hard-tipped tool, then snaps the glass along the score line.

The term also covers decorative work—cutting facets or patterns into glassware to create prismatic effects: The crystal vase featured intricate glasscutting.

technique

score

Numerical standing in competition

etch · engrave · scribe · beveling · coldworking · laminating · tempering · annealing · waterjet · breaking

artistry

mosaic

Inlaid pictorial arrangement

beveling · sculpture · lampshade · terrarium · kaleidoscope · artisan · studio · commission · restoration · pattern

tools

straightedge

Line-drawing tool

  • templatePreset pattern for reproduction
  • grinderCrushing or sharpening device
  • squareRhombus with right angles
hazards

shard

Broken fragment of something brittle

brittle · breakable · laceration · fragment · chip · frangible · dust · silicosis · disposal · sweep

materials

tempered

Strengthened through heat treatment

dichroic · borosilicate

Opposites
glass manipulation technique

glasscuttingglassblowing

Crafting molten silica by inflation

lampworking · slumping

construction vs. demolition action

glasscuttingglazing

Glossy protective coating

material working approach

glasscuttingwelding

Heat-fusing metal pieces

fusing · soldering · brazing · joining · bonding

Family

glass, cutting, glasses, glassy, glassware, glasslike, glassed, cutter, cutters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G