Profession glass engraver

Glass engravers engrave lettering and ornamental designs onto glass articles, using engravers hand tools. They sketch and lay out the lettering and designs on the article, cut the design in the article and finish it.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Artistic
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Engraving technologies

  The characteristics of various materials and methods used to engrave something on a surface.

Skills

• Use personal protection equipment

  Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

• Engrave patterns

  Engrave and print designs and patterns onto a variety of surfaces.

• Use glass engraving tools

  Use engraving tools which use steel, stone or copper wheels according to the kind of glass or glassware.

• Manipulate glass

  Manipulate the properties, shape and size of glass.

• Position engraving equipment

  Position and clamp work pieces, plates, or rollers in holding fixtures.

• Clean engraved areas

  Polish and clean engraved etching areas.

• Ensure equipment availability

  Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

• Determine quality of engraving

  Quality control of engravings and etchings; check for cuts, burns, rough spots and irregular or incomplete engraving.

• Ensure accurate engravings

  Closely observe the actions of the mechanical cutting tools, resulting in a flawless engraving process.

• Transpose designs to engravings

  Examine diagrams, sketches, blueprints and samples, and calculate how they are to be engraved onto work pieces.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB