Let us assume that you have already a strong interest and some practical experience with stained glass techniques.
Cutting
Get a real cutter! A self oiling one that will probably cost heaps.
Use templates to get a drawing onto the glass ready to cut.
Use a permanent spirit marker, defiantly black and new enough to go well.
To see the marked line on dark glass you should score the glass over your light box or mist the glass with your breath.
One clean, smooth score through each curve.
Cut by your glass table's corner and let your whole body turn through the curve.
Place as many extra prep and run scores down as you need to get into tight or complex curves.
Follow exactly the inside of each marked line.
Get to know as many ways as you can of pulling, tapping, pressing and splitting the glass apart. Each shall find its right time for use.
Do not under estimate your power of will. It is sometimes your intention alone that makes the break right!!
If you don't have a glass grinder, get one!! Accurate shaping and retouching is only possible with one.
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