Job Description:

• 1) Etches or cuts artistic designs in glass articles, such as bowls, vases, and stemware, using acid solutions, sandblasting equipment, and design patterns, using any of following methods: Dips glass in molten wax to coat ware with wax.

• 2) Places perforated pattern against waxed ware and sprays ink through pattern to transfer design to wax.

• 3) Exposes glassware surface to be etched, using stylus to remove wax.

• 4) Immerses waxed ware in hydrofloric acid to etch design on glass surface, and immerses ware in hot water to remove wax.

• 5) Masks glassware with tape, places pattern against taped glassware, and sprays ink through pattern to transfer design to ware.

• 6) Cuts away inked sections of tape, using knife to expose glassware surface.

• 7) Sandblasts exposed area of glass, using spray gun, to cut design in surface.

• 8) Peels off tape after sandblasting design.

• 9) Places template against glassware surface and sprays with sand to cut design in glassware surface.

• 10) May etch design on inside, rather than outside, of article.

• 11) May draw freehand designs on masked glassware.

• 12) May be designated according to method used as Glass Etcher; Sandblaster, Glass.