Any type of glass is used in architectural art glass. It could include commercial float glass, hand blown or rolled sheet art glass, kiln formed or cast glass, blown rondels or objects ,and any number of industrial glasses.

Much of the cutting for art glass is done by hand, using wheel or diamond cutters, and often bandsaw, accompanied by a complement of grinding tools. The level of intricacy achieved in this has evolved greatly to meet the requirements of lamination. When building a panel of hand blown sheet glass pieces laminated to float glass, the pieces must often fit together exactly.

The studio also makes extensive use of computer controlled cutting, both for wheel cutting and water jet. Drilling of holes is often computer controlled as well.

Most architectural glass panes require extensive edge treatment, utilizing both machine and hand processes. Edge grinding and polishing, beveling, and all specialty edging is a normal feature of glass preparation employed in the studio.