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Glass Engraving


Glass engraving is the application by cutting on its surface a drawing, lettering or ornament, manually or mechanically. The pattern can be convex (relief) or deepened.

The attractiveness of this type of glass design, the interest it causes in us, perhaps, is due to the fact that engraving is one of the oldest methods of processing materials.

Glass Engraving
Glass Engraving

The most characteristic and familiar example of engraving for us is the inscription on relatively small objects, such as pocket watches, weapons, bracelets, lighters. Engraving is also used in jewelry.

In general, many elements of technology, as well as a significant part of the tools, came to engraving from the jewelry art, from the methods of metal processing, wood carving, used since ancient times in the manufacture of overhead jewelry.
The ancient ones have been replaced by modern and cutting-edge engraving methods.

Laser Glass Engraving
Laser Glass Engraving
Laser engraving allows you to achieve a clear deposition on the glass letters or patterns, make sharp corners, apply drawings of different density. Depending on the laser settings, there may be a change in the structure and color of the glass, as well as the evaporation of its thin outer layer. Using the laser engraving method, they make decorative plates, tokens, key rings, put inscriptions, patterns and complex images for souvenirs, various products of various materials.

There is also a method of diamond etching of the glass, in which small dotted depressions are created on the glass. From this image on the glass become voluminous.