Abstract: A method for making a beveled laminate corner on an edge piece for laminate countertop includes making a first cut into a laminate-covered edge piece at the angle of the bevel at the front edge of the edge piece. The first cut terminates below the laminate at the top of the edge piece. A second cut is made through the laminate and into the edge piece at an angle that is normal to the first cut. The second cut intersects the first cut at its upper extremity and has a predetermined depth. A rectangularly cross-sectioned laminate-covered bevel piece, having a thickness equal to said predetermined depth, is then adhesively attached to the edge piece abutting the surfaces formed by the first and second cuts.

Abstract: A countertop is made having a laminate or veneer horizontal upper surface and a laminate or veneer vertical face, has a corner element with an arcuate surface that smoothly fairs into both the upper surface and the vertical face. The countertop is made by leaving the vertical edge of a deck unfinished and placing a vertical veneer strip on an edge piece which is then attached to the edge of the deck. The edge piece is made from a block having the vertical veneer strip attached to one of its sides. Diagonal cuts are made at the top and bottom of the face side of the block and rectangularly cross-sectioned strips, from which the corner elements will be formed, are glued to these cuts. The strips are then machined to form the smooth arcuate surfaces which will fair into the laminate surfaces. The back of the block is then machined to create the end piece which mates with the countertop deck.