How to Cut Glass Easily for beginners

Step by step guide on HOW TO CUT GLASS EASILY for beginners. Learn how to cut straight lines and curves in glass in no time, with this easy to follow tutorial giving you the best professional advice on how to do it safely and right!

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[sonickdotcom]

Carefully following the techniques given I cut my glass flawlessly- no mistakes and the first time I tried.
This is a fantastic video

[xyork]

I tried cutting glass this morning BEFORE watching this video, the results were disastrous.
Spent less than 12 minutes watching this video and now every piece cuts perfectly.
Thank you very much Derek.

[missarcene]

Thank you for so much illustrations
I am a 70 year old lady and love crafting.
I will give glass cutting a try tonight.
Wish me succedd

[pegeggeggleston]

Hi - Great video for a beginner, and who knew WD40 had yet another use. Tee Hee. I am going to make a faux stain glass window with half marbles, but I am going to need some leaves for my flowers, and this video was just what the Dr ordered. Thanks for sharing and continued success. Love PegEgg

[MAS.]

You explained it very well, Derek. It was easy to follow. You've made glass cutting a piece of cake!

[mariettashadel]

Great video. Thanks for sharing! How can you make a small hole on the shapes to thread a string or wire through?

[Undercaffinated]

This was absolutely the most helpful video I watched on glass cutting. I just need to removed a large piece from a bar for cleaning but it won't come out in one piece. None of the videos I watched before left me feeling very confident that I could do it without shattering it. I'm sure I got this now though. I appreciate the detail. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[thisguydownunder]

Safety is definitely important!! I work for a glass mega company and glass cut through my glove and cut through my tendon. Had to have surgery, can't drive and have to wear a full hand splint for 6 weeks. Be careful everyone.

[DaveCurtis-bu]

Thanks so much for this video for some reason cutting glass has always seemed daunting but this takes the fear out of cutting glass.

[calle]

Sounds like I'm not the only one, but burned through 2 pieces of glass...had to run out and get a 3rd. After watching your video it felt like magic. No way it's this easy. Without seeing this I would I have given up. Thanks so much!

Sometimes common sense is learned.

[marciabonk]

I made several stained glass lampshades that I cut all the pieces for. Though they turned out well, I never liked glass cutting, always was nerve wracking!

[llllllllllilillii]

When I was young our art class had us making our own stained glass. I made a glass jewel box. It was so fun. I don't remember how i put it together. I think some kind of solder iron. Thank you for the vid.

[ZERODESTRUCTION]

I was looking for picture frame glass cutting video, but this looked interesting. And it was really great. In just ten minutes, I learned what tools to use & how to use them ! Excellent teacher!

[cathysimon]

This is an excellent lesson in cutting you. Do you have a video for drilling holes in glass to make wind chimes?

[henryrossouw]

An artist at work.Stumbled on this video by accident but surely worth the while watching.

[BerylLudwig]

Thank you so much-- I learned a lot from your easy to follow instructions and also exactly what types of tools are the best. It was very easy to follow and makes the process less complicated in making precise shapes.

[jamesberrange]

Derek thank you for an excellent demonstration. With practice I hope I can do it just as easily!

[catherinedelarche]

Is there a maximum thickness that the glass cutters can cut or are there different glass cutters for specific thickness? Also, if you know a manual way of polishing the edge of the glass, can you please create a video for that? Thanks much!!

[ro]

Nice video! Do you have a video of where you want to keep the glass in tact with a shape cutout in the pane?

[deedunn]

That was so helpful! Thank you. I was dreading cutting glass for framing. I think I will give it a whirl now. :)