Granite Edges

Although the title of this post is “Granite Edges”, most if not ALL of the following edges can be made in any counter top material such as Marble, Quartz, Soap Stone and Granite of course.

Standard Edges

The standard edges are those which do not require additional material and those who are not too difficult to make. Those edges are the following:

Dupont	Full Bullnose	Half Bullnose	Beveled Top
Radius Top	Flat Standard	Reverse Bevel

Laminated Edges

Laminated edges is a method used so that a counter looks thicker than it really is. We achieve this look by adding an additional piece of granite in all the edges. For the most part the laminated edges are similar to the standard edges, the list goes as follow:

Full Bullnose	Waterfall	1/4″ Beveled	Rock Face
3/8″ Radius	3/8″ Radius Top	3/8″ Beveled Top	Flat Standard
Mitered

Ogee Edges

An Ogee is “a shape consisting of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc.“*(Wikipedia entry). So by definition Ogee edges are simply laminated edges with the ogee shape in the top part.

Ogee Bullnose	Dupont	Ogee w Radius	Standard Ogee

Each person has a different taste so there is no such thing as “the best edge”. However there are some things that need to be taken into account. Some of these counter top edges are sharp, if you have children you might want to avoid these type of edges (i.e. reverse bevel, mitered). Another consideration is cost, all the ogee edges are more expensive than standard and/or laminated edges; also the price of ogee edges might vary depending on the ogee complexity or design.