Fused glass cabochons can get a scummy bottom from the fiber paper or shelf primer, and devitrification on the top. To clean these up, you can use sandpaper or diamond pads, but an easy way is to tumble them with silicone carbide grit.
Tumbling Fused Glass Cabochons for Fire Polishing, Project Tutorial Read Post »
This is crystal dichroic material that will be cut into an oval shape.
Cutting a Crystal Dichroic Cabochon into an Oval Shape. Read Post »
The material I’m using here to cut this cushion cabochon promised something special. The rough had a rich blue colour with flashes of gold and pink.
Cabochon Tutorial, Cutting a Rich Blue Cushion Cabochon Read Post »
This video tutorial covers me hand cutting a piece of seam, or banded, dichroic fused glass. This is something I made as an experiment. It’s a mix of opaque and crystal, and hence needs to be set in tha appropriate setting.
Cabochon Cutting Tutorial, Seam Dichroic Fused Glass Read Post »
In this video tutorial I’ll show how I cut an oval cabochon from some experimental rough material. This material is similar to Jefanite, but is basically dichroic glass on a red background.
Cutting a Red Oval Cabochon from New Material Read Post »
This piece of dark blue dichroic fused glass was hand cut into a long cushion shape. While it is dark, rich blue splashes do make it a beautiful and mysterious piece.
Exposing a Dark Blue Cabochon by Hand Cutting a Piece of Rough Dichroic Fused Glass Read Post »
This odd piece Jefanite fused glass was not initially thought to be of much value, But I persisted and cut it into a teardrop shape.
Hand Cutting a Blue Seam Teardrop Cabochon Read Post »
This is a dichroic cabochon as it came out of the kiln. Like many cabs straight from the kiln they could do with some cold working. So I set about hand cutting this cab into a better oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Dichroic Fused Glass Cabochon into an Oval Shape Read Post »
This piece of Jefanite will cut into a beautiful stone. It has a purple shimmer over blue background and golden pinfire. I will be cutting it into a wide oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Banded Fused Glass Oval Cabochon Read Post »
In this fused glass tutorial I’ll show you how I make fused glass cabochons from part sheets.
Making Fused Glass Cabochons from Part Sheets Read Post »
This piece of Jefanite will cut into a beautiful stone. It has a purple shimmer over blue background and golden pinfire. I will be cutting it into a wide oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Golden Pinfire Blue Oval Cabochon Read Post »
A piece of blue green Jefanite that was left over from a larger slab, really didn’t inspire me too much. However, after some thought I decided to cut it and the result was a beautiful oval cabochon.
Cutting a Blue Green Oval Cabochon from Scrap Read Post »
