My Journey: When I first got into glass etching, I was most interested in the sandblasting process and was about to spend over $10,000 on equipment advertised by manufacturers. Just before I was about to make the irrationally quick decision, I decided to research other lower cost solutions and ended up piecing together a great setup for at least 90% less. My goal through our ebook and membership area is to provide this information so you too can save, while still etching like a pro. It is my aim that a small investment in this information will actually save you thousands.
Hello all, I just did a recent test of painting the outside of a glass candle container using stencils and our glass paint stains. This post is just to show the results and give ideas. The steps I did were as below: 1. Make Candle from Wine Bottle In the first step, I actually cut
I thought I would share this idea of a recent mug that I etched for someones birthday. One side says their name, along with “EST’D 1986” which is short for established. I thought etched mugs for a birthday would always be a interesting idea that you might want to try whether for friends or family
As many of you may know, I am a bit obsessed with long lasting nozzles. Before we produced a boron carbide nozzle which has since been improved to fix some issues. Now I have finally released a new composite carbide nozzle which is offered in the three most popular sizes: 1/16″ ID Bore: Smallest inner
Hello all, a gal by the name Patti recently sent me the below video and asked me to share it to see if there is anyone that knows any information about these two large flamingo sandcarved glass art pieces framed within a wood stand/shelf. She stated the below about this piece: Mid-century etched art Both
Hello all, Kyle Goodwin from Goodwin Glass put together this quick video that shows the process he takes to sandcarve beautiful glass art. It shows how he created an octopus carving in glass by first: Drawing a rough thumbnail sketch on a piece of paper for the client. Then he draws out the design by
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I recently got the question about cutting a slot into a glass brick. He mentioned most of the information online was about drilling a large hole in them so lights can be placed inside. Drilling a hole in the hollow glass block has become a popular craft but I wasn’t aware that they sold solid
We have discussed our candle making kits before with our brand DIY Gateway, but have not show a video tutorial on this yet. Luckily, Lindsey from www.KnockoutHideout.com was willing to try it out and share a video in the below. Candle making it fairly simple but the idea of using our bottle cutters to cut
Hello all- we have another great glass sandcarving artist to feature this week: Kyle Goodwin. He is one of the first people I connected with when starting this blog and his art is amazing! He was featured with his T-Rex sandcarving here and I helped him create a video of some of his work here.
This week we are featuring submitted sandcarving glass work by Karl Stuebner. The photos of his 3 submissions below are awesome! Wahoo Fish Sandcarved in Glass The first one Karl shared with us is a perfect sandcarving of the prize winning wahoo fish. It depicts an underwater scene near a variety of 4 other perfectly
We are happy to feature a reviewer who tested out our Upcycle EZ-Cut brand of bottle cutters sold on Amazon here. Lindsey at www.KnockoutHideout.com created this video to show how she made a self-watering planter from a wine bottle. Awesome job, Lindsey! Just think of all the ways these could be etched to make them
Since many of us prefer using a pressure pot sandblaster instead of the siphon system included with blast cabinets, this post will discuss how to change it. As you may know, the benefit to using the pressure pot is: Deep sandcarving capabilities– the pressure pot is essential to sand etching deep into the glass with
