Multi Stage Sandblasting...

Multi stage sandblasting is quite simply multiple passes across the same surface. Each pass with a different amount of pressure or velocity at which the sand travels when it strikes the glass.

1).We first start off with a drawing. Often we will computerize the file so we can cut a stencil out of a material that resists the sandblast with a very specialized plotter system. Some jobs are cut by hand as well.

2).We apply the "resist" on to the glass we want the design on.

3).We remove sections of the piece that we would like to have the most depth on first.

4).We sandblast the piece. Removing each stage as we progress, until we get the desired result. We can do these multi stage pieces using hand techniques or the automated sandblast machine. It largely depends on what effect we are trying to achieve.