“We’re going to make stuff out of beads that is going to take people’s breath away,” says Ralph Ziman in the trailer for “The MiG-21 Project,” a military jet that he and a transcontinental team coated ...

Crafting glass beads is a meticulous process. Artisans first melt glass rods over a flame before shaping them into beads using metal tools. The beads are then cooled slowly to prevent cracking.