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A craftsman is as good
as his tools are. So let’s see what you need. While you work at
kaanch, we will supply you with all the raw material and show you how to use
the tools and maintain them.
Paper and Pencil: For drawing out the design.
Stained and textured glass depending on design of project
Magic Marker: For marking on glass, obviously.
Glass Cutter: Best to get an oil-based one. This looks something like a
fountain pen filled with oil. It also has a small wheel at the tip. The oil
helps in easy gliding of the wheel, and the wheel, well, glides over the
glass marking the line along which the glass breaks.
Running Pliers: This is used to snap off the glass along the line that the
glass cutter has etched on the glass surface. It is usually used when the
cut is along a straight line.
Breaking Pliers: This is also used to break the glass along the line the
glass cutter etches, but is more useful than the running pliers when you
have to break the glass in shapes or curved lines rather than straight
lines.
Indian Grozer: This is used for knocking little jutting pieces of glass off
from the edge of a cut.
Grinder: This is also used for smoothing the edges of cut glass.
Foil: It is used to cover edges of cut glass and then soldered to fuse the
pieces. It usually comes as a tape and could be made of copper, silver,
brass, lead, etc.
Soldering Iron: This is used for soldering various kinds of came or foil to
fuse the pieces of glass together.
Flux: This is a chemical used in the soldering process.
Patina: Another chemical, used to colour the soldered parts.
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