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Finishes & sizes — Edge detail

The edge is where
stone gets damaged.

Faces survive handling; arrises do not. Twelve profiles drawn in section, with what each is normally used on — and what it does for the piece when it is lifted, mown against or walked on.

12 profiles Section drawings Mitred & laminated edges Drip grooves Quoted per exposed face

Twelve profiles,
in section.

Square is standard and the cheapest. Everything after it is machine time, and the moulded profiles take the longest.

Square / arris eased granite edge profile, section view Square / arris eased Used onSlabs, cladding Sawn straight, sharp edge taken off
Bevelled granite edge profile, section view Bevelled Used onCounters, treads A flat cut at 45° on the top arris
Double bevel granite edge profile, section view Double bevel Used onPlates, steps Bevels top and bottom, symmetrical
Half round granite edge profile, section view Half round Used onKerbs, copings Rounded over the full thickness
Quarter round granite edge profile, section view Quarter round Used onCounters, sills Top corner rounded, bottom square
Pencil round granite edge profile, section view Pencil round Used onFloors, wall panels A small radius, barely there
Ogee granite edge profile, section view Ogee Used onBases, kerbs, mantels S-curve profile, the traditional moulding
Half bullnose granite edge profile, section view Half bullnose Used onCounters, vanities Rounded top half, straight below
Chamfered and grooved granite edge profile, section view Chamfered & grooved Used onCopings, sills Bevel with a drip groove behind
Rock pitched granite edge profile, section view Rock pitched Used onMonument sides Hand-chiselled broken face
Split / riven granite edge profile, section view Split / riven Used onPaving, walling The stone's own split line
Mitred granite edge profile, section view Mitred Used onThick-look counters Two pieces at 45° to hide the joint

A sharp arris photographs beautifully and chips on the first bad lift. Ease it unless the design genuinely needs that line — a pencil round costs almost nothing and saves the piece.

Making a slab
look thicker than it is.

A heavy edge does not have to mean a heavy slab. Three ways to get the look, and what each costs in freight and in risk.

20 mmSlab as cutThe honest thickness — what the edge shows is what the slab is.
20 mm + mitreLooks 40 mmA second strip mitred underneath, the joint hidden on the 45°.
20 mm + laminateLooks 60 mmStrips built up behind the face for a heavy apron.
30 mm solidTrue 30 mmCut from a thicker slab — heavier to ship, nothing to come apart.

Mitred and laminated edges ship lighter and use less stone, but they put a glued joint on the most exposed line of the piece. Outdoors, in freeze-thaw, we recommend solid.

Mark it per faceEdges are quoted per exposed face, not per piece. Say which faces are seen and the rest stay sawn.
Drip groovesA small rebate behind a coping or sill so water drops clear instead of running back down the wall.
RadiiInternal corners always carry a small radius — a true sharp internal corner is not something a cutting wheel can make.
Pitched edgesHand-worked, so each one differs slightly. That is the point of the finish, not a defect.
Edge polishQuoted separately from face polish. On a monument, sides are usually left sawn or pitched.
ProtectionArrises taped and corners boxed in the crate — this is where transit damage starts, every time.

Mark the edges
on the drawing.

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