Technique
Explore Our Techniques
Glass Casting
Molten glass poured into a kiln, metal, sand or graphite mold, a technique used since ancient Egypt to build shape and dimension.
Glass Thermoforming
Glass heated to a high temperature and formed in a mold, the technique behind most of our textures.
Glass Slumping
Glass heated in a kiln until it slumped by its gravity into a mold below it or free forming.
Glass Melting
Glass gradually softens and flows on a mold, creating our most popular texture, Melting Ice, and other countertop patterns.
Glass Sculpturing
Building an individual, three-dimensional glass art piece rather than a functional surface.
Glass Carving
Hand-carved surface and design added to a finished piece.
Glass Sandblasting
Fine grit blasted onto the glass to create a frosted, private surface or design pattern that still lets light through.
Glass Acid-Etching
A chemical process that reacts with the glass surface to create a smooth, uniform frosted finish, a common alternative to the coarser, more textured frosting sandblasting produces.
Glass Fusing
Two or more pieces of glass fused together under high temperature and gradually annealed.
FAQs
Yes. Most CBD Glass Studios pieces combine more than one technique, chosen around the shape, texture and detail your design calls for.
Melting and thermoforming build most of our countertop textures, including our popular Melting Ice pattern.
Sculpting and carving are used most often for standalone art pieces rather than functional surfaces.
Curious Which Technique Fits Your Project?
Contact us with your design and we can help you choose the right combination of techniques.
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