Glass etching
Glass etching, or "French embossing", is a popular technique developed during the mid-1800s that is still widely used in both residential and commercial spaces today.Traditionally this is done after the glass is blown or cast, although mold-etching has replaced some forms of surface etching.High-pressure air mixed with an abrasive material cuts away at the glass surface to create the desired effect.The longer the stream of air and abrasive material are focused in one spot, the deeper the cut.Leptat takes its name from the Czech word meaning "to etch", because the technique was inspired by a Bohemian, Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakian) glass exhibit viewed at a past World's Fair in Osaka, Japan, and patented in the United States by Bernard E. Gruenke, Jr.[1] of the Conrad Schmitt Studios.
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