1.1 Laying the Foundation

1.2 Safety

1.3 Introduction to Cutters

2.1 Understanding Scoring & Breaking

Start by learning the science behind breaking glass so that you can truly understand the 10 Golden Rules of Glass Cutting as they are presented through out the course.

2.2 Running Pliers

Learn to use your running pliers (sometimes referred to as "Line Pliers") and what types of breaks they're best for. Find out why they are made with a screw on the top and how to set the screw for each type of glass you're breaking.

2.3 Cutting Exercises For Running Pliers

Get a visual walk-through of the Basic Cutting Exercises and see how we're going to get started with breaking glass.

3.1 Breaking With Grozing Pliers

3.2 Practice Exercises for Grozing Pliers

Get a walk-through of how to do the grozing pliers exercises and see how we can put these little pliers to work for you.

4.1 Cutting The Glass For Your Project

4.2 Cutting Textured Glass & Tiny Pieces

4.3 Choosing A Pattern & Transferring It

5.1 The Tapping Method

5.2 Morton Safety Break

5.3 Breaking Glass On The Edge Of A Table

5.4 Breaking Glass With Your Hands

6.1 Cutting Strips With A Strip Cutter

6.2 Cutting Narrow Strips

7.1 Little Notches For Inside Curves

Deep inside curves take a special approach if you don't want to have a bad break.In this video, you'll see a technique you can use with only a cutter and grozing pliers.

7.2 Cross Hatching For Inside Curves

Here's another way to break out the inside of a deep inside curve. This one combines the safety break with tapping (or you could even do it with just tapping!)

7.3 Cutting Exercises For Deep Inside Curves

8.1 Four Ways To Cut Circles

Glass Cutting Systems

Course Notes

Although they are all available in their corresponding units and modules,sometimes it's nice to just have everything all in one place so you don't have to look through the modules to find the pages you want. TIP: Print out all of the pages and use them in a binder to create your own workbook

Bonus Patterns

In module number 4, four patterns were shown and discussed while you were encouraged to dissect the patterns into individual pieces. As a bonus, each of those patterns are included here for your personal use. Yay!!

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