Show Cutting Glass With Scissors Many persons may not be aware that glass can be cut under water with greatest great-est ease to almost any shape by simply using a pair of shears or strong scissors In order to insure success two points must be attended tofirst and most important the glass must be kept quite level in the water while the scissors are applied and secondly to avoid risk it is better to begin the cutting by taking off small pieces at the corners and along the edges and to reduce the shape gradually to that required for if any attempt is made to cut I the glass to the shape as we cut a piece of pasteboard it will be most likely to break just where it is not wanted Some kinds of glass cut much better than others the softer is the best for this purpose pur-pose The scissors need not depend on the state of the edge presented to the glass When the operation goes on well the glass breaks away from the scissors in small pieces in a straight line with the blade This method of cutting glass has often been of service when a diamond has not been at hand for cutting ovals and segments seg-ments and though the edges are not as smooth as might be desired for some purposes pur-poses it will answer in many cases The two hints given above if strictly followed fol-lowed will always insure success Keiv York Mail and Express |