Glass cutting
Hand cutting — polished
A skilled, striking technique. It produces refined, one-off decoration on glassware.
- a structure close to crystal
- bright pieces that shimmer with colour
- worked on a cutting lathe with hand-held stone and diamond-grit wheels
- careful, precise carving of the piece
- allows three-dimensional, lasting decoration over the whole surface or one chosen area
Hand cutting — frosted
Hand cutting is a demanding technique. It rests on talent, patience and considerable manual skill. Pieces cut this way are among the most beautiful and most sought-after we make. Each one is unique, and each takes hours of work.
- the look of lightly smoked or frosted glass
- perfect for autumn and winter collections
- tools used: a cutting lathe, hand-held diamond-grit and stone wheels
Machine cutting — frosted
Cutting is one of the oldest ways of giving glass the look you want. Decorating by carving turns a piece into a small work of art.
- a lasting effect, full of deep, three-dimensional grooves
- machine work keeps larger runs consistent
- the artistic impression this kind of decoration leaves
- automatic diamond-grit wheels and cutters groove up to eight pieces at once, in the chosen place
- the finished pieces look like carved crystal
Machine surface cutting
Surface cutting is widely used in glassmaking. It has drawn interest from customers around the world for years.
- decoration in fine, gently concave patterns
- lettering, pictures and logos on the piece
- repeatable results, easily achieved
- diamond-grit cutters reproduce even complicated drawings precisely
