If you’ve wanted to make a pendant setting for one of those beautiful fused glass cabochons you have, this is the tutorial for you.
It’s Ann and myself in this one. We’ll be going through how Ann makes a claw setting for a fused glass cabochon. This isn’t a full detailed jewellery-making video but does cover all the steps required in making the setting.
Continue reading Claw Setting for a Fused Glass Cabochon, Tutorial Project
Today I’ll show you how I faceted a dichroic fused glass cabochon by hand on a faceting machine. This is a machine I normally use for faceting gemstones but thought I’d give the dichroic cab a go.
My goal was to see if I could do it, and then secondarily to see if I could fire polish in my kiln and retain the crisp facets.
Continue reading Fused Glass Octagonal Dichroic Cabochon Faceted on Faceting MachineThis material I made some time ago and have cut cabochons from it before, but it’s always an adventure. Sometimes they end up a big non-event, but this one isn’t that bad. Hard to see in the video, but it does have great flashes of colour.
Please ask any questions about this in the video comments. I would really appreciate any comments.
The process involved includes 360 grit diamond wheels and a glass kiln for fire polishing at the end.
Continue reading Cutting a Crystal Dichroic Cabochon into an Oval Shape.
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. The final stone did not disappoint, though it did end up smaller than expected.
Please ask any questions about this in the video comments. I would really appreciate any comments.
The process involved includes 360 grit diamond wheels and a glass kiln for fire polishing at the end.
Continue reading Cabochon Tutorial, Cutting a Rich Blue Cushion Cabochon
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 the appropriate setting.
Please ask any questions about this in the video comments. I would really appreciate any comments.
The process involved includes 360 grit diamond wheels and a glass kiln for fire polishing at the end.
Continue reading Cabochon Cutting Tutorial, Seam Dichroic Fused Glass
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.
As I cut this piece you’ll see just how the red cabochon is revealed and in the end, you can share your view of the material and finished cabochon in the video’s comments.
The process involved includes 360 grit diamond wheels and a glass kiln for fire polishing at the end.
Continue reading Cutting a Red Oval Cabochon from New Material
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.
The process involved includes 360 grit diamond wheels and a glass kiln for fire polishing at the end.
Continue reading Exposing a Dark Blue Cabochon by Hand Cutting a Piece of Rough Dichroic Fused Glass
This odd piece of Jefanite fused glass was not initially thought to be of much value, But I persisted and cut it into a teardrop shape.
Continue reading Hand Cutting a Blue Seam Teardrop Cabochon
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.
Continue reading Hand Cutting a Dichroic Fused Glass Cabochon into an Oval Shape
This piece of fused glass is a little dark, but, as you’ll see in the video, it turns into a really nice oval cabochon.
Continue reading Hand Cutting a Banded Fused Glass Oval Cabochon
Fused Glass part sheets give glass artists the opportunity to be very creative. In this fused glass tutorial, I’ll show you how I make fused glass cabochons from part sheets. There are just a couple of things to consider to achieve exceptional results.
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This piece of Jefanite will be 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.
Continue reading Hand Cutting a Golden Pinfire Blue Oval Cabochon