Etching Glass and Mirrors - Did You Know?

ETCHED GLASS
PICTURE IN YOUR MIND ANY MURAL YOU’VE EVER ADMIRED OR WISHED TO OWN. IT CAN BECOME A REALITY IN YOUR NEW HOUSE THROUGH THE MAGIC OF SAND-CARVED ETCHED GLASS. AT FASHION GLASS AND MIRROR IN DESOTO, TEXAS DOLPHINS SWIMMING WITH MERMAIDS, HARP PLAYING CHERUBS AND BEAUTIFUL STILL LIFE DISPLAYS HAVE FOUND THEIR WAY ON TO SHOWER WALLS, WINDOWS AND MIRRORS. ETCHED GLASS ARTIST DONALD VAUGHN SAYS, THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT ARE LIMITED ONLY BY THE BUYERS IMAGINATION AND POCKETBOOK. IT ALL STARTS WITH A HAND-MADE DRAWING SKETCHED TO THE CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION. USING AN ELABORATE SYSTEM OF PHOTO ACETATES AND AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AN OUTLINE OF THE SKETCH IS TRANSFERRED TO THE GLASS. THE SANDBLASTING PROCESS IS THE MOST LABOR INTENSIVE AND CAN TAKE MORE THAN 100 HOURS TO COMPLETE. THE SAND BLASTER WORKS A LOT LIKE A POWERFUL WATER HOSE, BLOWING A SILICA SAND PRODUCT CALLED ALUMINUM OXIDE ON TO THE GLASS UNDER 90-POUNDS OF PRESSURE. THROUGH THIS PROCESS THE ARTIST IS ABLE TO ACTUALLY DIG A TRENCH INTO THE GLASS AND ETCH THE DRAWING ON TO THE GLASS.
LEADED AND BEVELED GLASS WINDOWS
AS WITH ETCHED GLASS, LEADED GLASS WINDOWS START WITH AN ARTISTS SKETCH MET TO THE CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION. EACH PIECE OF GLASS IS THEN CUT AND BEVELED BY HAND. THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE MORE THAN 30 HOURS FOR WINDOWS CONTAINING 1000 OR MORE PIECES. EACH PIECE OF GLASS IS GROUND, SANDED AND BUFFED ON A SERIES OF FIVE DIFFERENT GRINDING WHEELS THAT TURN THE ORDINARY PIECE OF GLASS INTO A BEVELED MASTERPIECE. FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS, LEAD IS NO LONGER USED TO BUILD THE WINDOW. INSTEAD A MUCH SAFER SOFT METAL ALLOY IS USED CALLED CAMING TO LOCK ALL OF THE BEVELED PIECES OF GLASS TOGETHER. AFTER THE WINDOW IS CONSTRUCTED THE LEAD IS WELDED TOGETHER USING ORDINARY SOLDER. ALTHOUGH MOST LEADED GLASS WINDOWS ARE STURDY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, SOME APPLICATIONS LAMINATE THE LEADED GLASS BETWEEN TWO PANES OF THERMAL GLASS FOR ADDED STRENGTH AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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[@maggiemojica1057]

Gorgeous 😍

[@carolwalker7139]

I have just obtained a Wave piece of your glass.It is very unusual,I love it.

[@mohammadshahid5247]

Super sir🌹💐🌳