Use profiled worktops as square edge

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My kitchen cabinets are curved to ease access into my kitchen. So, for worktops I need a square edge so I can route a 200mm radius curve between the front and return.
Problem is that we can't find any square edge worktops in a pattern we like... There is a worktop with a 3mm radiused edge that we do though. The edging strip is available in 3mm lengths.
I was thinking about fitting these profiled worktops back-to-front, using a single length of edging strip to wrap the bare edge that is now at the front.
Has anyone tried this? Any luck? Any problems? Unfortunately solid wood or stone are not an option for us.
 
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...for worktops I need a square edge so I can route a 200mm radius curve between the front and return.
Problem is that we can't find any square edge worktops in a pattern we like... There is a worktop with a 3mm radiused edge that we do though.
It's purely economic, I'm afraid - most worktop manufacturers use a post forming press to wrap and glue the decorative laminate on the top and front edges in a single operation. If you want a square edge you will indeed need to reverse the worktops and it will work providing that the rear of the worktop can be hidden beneath an upstand or tiling, etc. I have done this sort of thing a couple of times and it does work - just use fresh blades to avoid chip-out. The edge filing may well drive you nuts, however! Some worktops I've seen over the years also have a 3 to 5mm wide strip of bare chipboard along the rear edge (normally hidden beneath the tiling, etc) which would need to be ripped off, ideally using a plunge saw and guide rails, but a decent straight edge (such as a 6ft level) and cramps with a saw and fine tooth blade, cutting from the underside would also work.
 

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