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Cut through glass is different from scaring the surface of glass.

People who cut glass use a diamond-tipped tool to score the surface of the glass, then they tap the glass with a rubber mallet, which fractures the glass along the line of the score.

You could use a diamond-tipped saw to cut through glass, especially if it was a thick plate.

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