Scratching clear glass beads?

[zenman4711]

New to the site and hoping somebody can help me out. Is there a way to put scratches on Czech fire-polished clear glass beads to make them look more irregular like English-cut clear glass beads? Will a vibrating tumbler with super coarse grit be able to get it close? Or is there somewhere that still stocks English-cut clear glass beads?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[hyperT]

Anything above 5 on the moh scale will scratch glass including glass itself.
If you want a uniform etch then a tumbler is the way to go.
If you are talking about faceted glass that can be done with a grafite tool
or you can buy a press to do it for you.
Other than that you would have to grind and polish the facets.

https://www.artbeads.com/english-cut/

[KJohn]

You could try these links
https://www.agrainofsand.com/vintage...seout-blowout/

https://www.eurekacrystalbeads.com/english-cut-beads/

https://www.etsy.com/listing/5339840...lish-cut-rough

https://www.artbeads.com/english-cut/