TS - Bottles 1-3

Bottle 1 - Wine Bottle, Glass Cutter, Hot Water, Sand Paper

Quite a few years ago I started playing around with a glass cutter and old wine bottles to make vases and drinking glasses. Back then I couldn't quite figure out how to make a really nice and straight line around the bottle (I rather should say I didn't want to pay for a fancy glass cutter that could do that kind of thing) and so my first attempts were not ideal around the edges.

I recently started playing around with this again and managed to "build" a device out of clamps and the glass cutter that allows me to make a nice straight cut. After that it was just a matter of figuring out how to make the glass break. I messed up 3 bottles but then I found a good way for making a nice clear cut that can easily be sanded.

1. Scratch a straight line around the bottle with a glass cutter.
2. Heat the scratch with boiling water.
3. Cool the scratch under running cold tap water.
4. Inspect for a crack forming.
5. Repeat until the crack goes all around the bottle.
6. Slightly tap with a hard object to separate the top from the bottom..
7. Sand the crack with sandpaper.

And two more bottles I made tonight:

Bottle 2 - Wine Bottle, Glass Cutter, Hot Water, Sand Paper

Bottle 3 - Wine Bottle, Glass Cutter, Hot Water, Sand Paper

PS.: I am aware that this is not really a scratch, it's not even really a creative act but it is a handy thing and still gave me much pleasure to engage in.