Ask any glazier where a glass panel actually fails, and the answer is rarely the middle of the lite. It’s the edge. Every cut, score, or waterjet pass leaves behind microscopic flaws — Griffith flaws, in fracture-mechanics terms — that concentrate stress far more than any point on the flat surface of the glass. Edgework isn’t a cosmetic afterthought bolted onto the end of fabrication; it’s the step that determines whether a panel meets its rated strength, passes safety-glazing certification, and survives years of handling, thermal cycling, and site conditions without a spontaneous crack starting at the perimeter.

This guide walks through what edgework actually does, the standard profiles used across the industry, the process from raw cut to finished edge, and the standards that edge quality gets measured against.

Why the Edge Matters More Than It Looks

Glass strength is not a fixed material property the way it is for steel — it’s governed statistically by the size and distribution of surface flaws, a relationship engineers describe using Weibull statistics. A rough, unfinished edge carries a higher density of larger flaws than a ground and polished one, which means two panels of identical glass, cut from the same lite, can have meaningfully different edge strength depending on how the edge was finished. This is a big part of why edge condition matters so much before tempering: any chip, check, or fissure introduced during cutting becomes a stress riser during the heat-treatment cycle and during service life, and it’s far cheaper to catch and correct at the seaming stage than after the glass has gone through the tempering furnace.

That’s also why “edgework” covers more ground than just making an edge look nice. It’s simultaneously a safety measure (removing the razor-sharp arris left by cutting), a strength measure (reducing flaw size and stress concentration), and a design element (bevels, chamfers, and polished profiles that read as intentional detailing on mirrors, tabletops, shelving, and glass railings).

The Edgework Process, Step by Step

Most fabricators follow a broadly consistent sequence, though the exact machinery and number of passes varies by shop and by the finish being targeted.

1. Seaming. The raw cut edge is run through a seaming machine fitted with diamond-coated wheels to knock off the sharp arris and rough spots left by the cutter. This is the minimum acceptable finish for glass that won’t be visible or handled directly — it removes the danger without yet addressing smoothness or gloss.
2. Grinding. Progressively finer abrasive wheels take the seamed edge down to the target profile — flat, pencil, bevel, or otherwise — removing subsurface damage left by the cutting wheel and closing up the flaw population that drives edge strength.
3. Polishing. Polishing wheels and compounds bring the ground edge to a high-gloss, optically clear finish. Depending on the shop, this is done mechanically (felt or resin-bonded wheels with cerium oxide or similar compounds) or, less commonly for standard architectural work, through flame or chemical polishing.
4. Beveling (where specified). For decorative work, the edge is ground and polished at an angle rather than flat, producing the faceted look associated with beveled mirrors and glass doors. Bevel width and angle are chosen to suit the design — wider bevels read as more substantial, narrower ones as more subtle.
5. Arrissing. Even on a flat or seamed edge, the top and bottom corners get a light radius or chamfer so there’s no residual sharp line where the edge meets the face of the glass — important both for handling safety and for reducing edge chipping in transit.
6. Quality control. Finished edges are inspected under raking light for chips, checks, subsurface damage, and inconsistent gloss before the piece moves on to tempering, laminating, or shipping. This inspection matters more than it might seem — a flaw invisible under normal light can act as the origin point for a delayed spontaneous break once the glass is under load.

Standard Edge Profiles

Fabrication shops generally offer a consistent set of named profiles, each suited to different applications:

• Seamed edge — the baseline safety finish; arris removed, not polished. Used where the edge won’t be seen or touched.
• Flat polish — a squared, high-gloss edge. The standard choice for shelving, tabletops, and mirror edges that will be visible.
• Pencil polish — a rounded, “pencil-shaped” profile ground into the edge and polished. Common on frameless shower doors and mirrors where a soft edge feels safer to the touch.
• Chamfer edge — a narrow flat angle ground at the corner rather than a full bevel; a lighter design touch than a full bevel.
• Bevel edge — an angled, polished facet cut into one or both faces of the edge, typically specified in widths from 1/8″ up to 3/4″ depending on glass thickness. Beveling both edges of a panel produces a heavier, more dimensional look than a single bevel.
• Miter edge — edges cut and polished at precise angles (commonly 45°) so two panels can be joined into a clean corner, as in glass showcases or frameless enclosures.
• Clean cut — a straight cut with no additional finishing beyond the cut itself, generally reserved for edges that will be captured in a frame or channel and never exposed.

Availability by thickness varies — bevels, for instance, are typically offered from 1/8″ up through 3/4″ glass, while seamed and clean-cut edges can generally be run on any thickness since they don’t depend on a ground profile.

Where Edge Finish Intersects Safety Standards

In North America, safety glazing used in hazardous locations — doors, sidelites, shower enclosures, railings — has to meet ANSI Z97.1, the American National Standard for safety glazing materials, alongside the federal CPSC 16 CFR 1201 requirement for many residential applications. ANSI Z97.1 doesn’t dictate how a fabricator has to finish an edge; it sets performance requirements the finished, tempered, or laminated product has to pass, including impact testing and, for tempered glass, a center-punch fragmentation test confirming the glass breaks into small, relatively dull fragments rather than sharp shards. Tempered glass can also be checked visually for edge condition — chips, cracks, or unevenness on the edge are treated as a red flag, both because they weaken the piece and because they can indicate the glass wasn’t processed correctly before tempering.

That’s the practical throughline for edgework: a clean, properly ground and polished edge isn’t just easier to certify — it’s a meaningful part of what makes the certification hold up over the life of the installation.

Equipment Behind the Process

Consistent edge quality comes down to the equipment and abrasive progression a shop runs:

• Seaming machines with diamond-coated grinding wheels
• Grinding machines for profile shaping
• Polishing machines with felt or resin wheels and polishing compounds
• Beveling machines for angled profiles
• CNC edging lines, in higher-volume shops, that combine seaming, grinding, and polishing into a single pass with tighter dimensional control

Choosing the Right Finish

For fabricators specifying edgework on a job, the practical decision usually comes down to three questions: Will the edge be visible or handled directly (favor flat or pencil polish over seamed)? Is the piece being tempered or laminated (edge condition going into the furnace matters more than it does for annealed glass that will stay in a frame)? And does the application call for a design detail — a bevel or chamfer — or is a clean, minimal edge the goal? Getting that specification right at the front end saves rework and keeps the finished piece performing the way it’s supposed to, both structurally and visually.

Bear Glass Inc. provides seamed, polished, and beveled edgework for architectural, decorative, and industrial glass at its Queens Village, NY and Tinton Falls, NJ facilities. Request a quote or explore the full range of glass edgework options.

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Glass Tabletops

Bear Glass is the 4th generation family business specializing in Custom Glass Tables.  Bear Glass has always led the way in design ideas and styles.  Our custom glass tables are matching materials.  Bear Glass imports large quantities of glass table tops in many sizes, shapes, and thicknesses from all over. We carry an extensive line of glass tops including Round glass top tables, Square glass table tops, Octagon, Rectangular glass tops, Boat shaped, Oval, and Race track glass table tops.

Our glass tops are available in a variety of glass edges as well.  Bear Glass has the finest furniture quality glass with our glass edges and corners expertly polished.  Bear Glass is a leading supplier to hotels, restaurants, and designer showrooms.  Bear Glass expertly packs your glass tabletops to ensure safe arrival.  Satisfaction is more than guaranteed with our beautiful glass tabletops that will make your home, office, or any space elegant and timeless.  If you’re in need or want of a glass tabletop look no further, you’ve come to the right place. Here at Bear Glass, we have the capability to custom cut, bevel, polish and temper your glass at our manufacturing plant in New Jersey.  This ensures a perfectly customized fit, gives you the opportunity to choose the glass type you want, and gets it delivered to you in record time for home and office needs.  Whether it’s for a glass table top replacement, glass table top cover or a table design of your own, the steps for customizing your glass table top are the same.  Our glass table tops are custom manufactured, which means that all pieces can be to your specification.

There are plenty of reasons why you should choose our glass tabletops.  Glass tabletops protect your furniture from nicks, scratches, and other possible damage.  It refreshes older pieces with a less permanent option, as compared to stains or paint.  Our glass is simply beautiful; glass tabletops are an excellent way to add shine to an otherwise dull item.  Elevate the impact of wood tables or dressers while protecting these investments from scratches, glass rings, sun damage, and even scuffs.  Renew old glass table inserts with a glass table replacement; outdoor tables are especially vulnerable to damage and weathering.  Glass tabletops are used in a number of different ways, but the most popular is to use the glass to protect the surface of a table, desk, or a coffee table.

When used as a cover on a wood surface, normally a thinner glass is used.  The edges of the glass would normally be polished to smooth them out and avoid the possibility of injury from the sharp edges.  When glass is used as a wood surface cover there is no need for tempering the glass.  Each of our thick glass table tops features an edge of your liking- a brilliantly polished edge with a small decorative ledge- especially well-suited for formal dining or fine accent tables.

For more information on our Glass Tabletops please contact Bear Glass at:

FACTORY/ OFFICE

Address:

Bear Glass Inc.

217-44 98th Ave., Queens Village, NY – 11429
United States
 +1 (718) 832-3604
 sales@bearglass.com

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Express your personal style with a beveled edge or transform a small room into a bigger one by adding a floor to ceiling mirror.

Bear Glass can bevel glass and mirrors to your specifications. At Bear Glass we can handle all of your glass needs, from a simple picture frame glass to an extravagant custom- beveled mirror wall, to glass table tops. At Bear Glass we cut glass and mirror into all shapes and sizes. We custom bevel glass and mirror in our factory so you can buy direct and save money!

Our state-of-the-art fabricating machinery achieves unmatched superior quality at competitive prices. At Bear Glass, we also offer an array of products and profiles unique to the custom beveling market.

Bear Glass offers the beveling of edges which creates a very elegant look and is used often on vanity mirrors and wall mirrors. Bear Glass can promise that the finished look of beveled glass or beveled mirror is beautiful and can really enhance the overall appearance of any project that uses glass or mirror. Bevels act as prisms in the sunlight creating an interesting color diffraction which both highlights the glasswork and provides a spectrum of colors which would ordinarily be absent in clear float glass.

If you are looking for custom beveled glass and/or custom beveled mirrors, you have come to the right place. Bear Glass understands the importance of not only providing flawless beveled glass products, but backing them up with flawless customer service, as well. We pride ourselves in our expert glass craftsmanship and high quality standards. What you get in return is a custom glass mirror or other beveled mirror or glass product that Bear Glass is confident you will be proud to display.

Bear Glass also offers different  Glass Edge Work:

Beaded Bevel, Pencil Polish, Seamed Edge, Flat Grind, Miter, Bullnose, Bullnose Bevel, Pencil Grind, Flat Polish, OG Edge, Triple Pencil

CONSIDER BEVELING YOUR GLASS TABLETOPS!

 Glass table tops are a great way to add life in both commercial and domestic environments. Wear and tear to the surface of timber tables is unavoidable without the protection of a custom made glass table top. Compared to the costs associated with resurfacing an entire tabletop a protective glass layer provides an economical, durable and elegant solution. Bear Glass provides glass tables in either standard annealed or tempered safety glass to suit your needs. At Bear Glass, our qualified staff would be more than happy to visit your premises to take precise measurements and give our recommendation as to which product is right for you.

Why Bear Glass thinks YOU should get glass table tops…

The main benefit of using glass for this application is that it doesn’t take away from the look and feel of your furniture. They are usually manufactured from clear glass, which enables full protection without changing the appearance of your table. Bear Glass can promise that the addition of a glass table will give you peace of mind that your furniture is fully protected from unavoidable elements. Before its too late, take the opportunity to speak to Bear Glass and discover how easy it is to protect your furniture before your prized possessions lose their showroom appearance.

Bear Glass can custom make glass table tops to suit your table. We will polish and shape all the edges, supply and fit the glass directly to your table cleaned and ready for use.

Bear Glass manufactures glass tabletops to suit all domestic and commercial purposes including glass dining tables, glass bedside tables, glass desks, glass counter tops, and glass shelving. Bear Glass is equipped with state of the art glass processing machinery allowing us to provide quality products at competitive prices. Large stocks of glass types ensure prompt service at all times. Bear Glass markets glass tabletops, which can be custom made to virtually any size and shape.

For more detailed information on bevel glass services, glass edge works, and glass table tops, contact Bear Glass:

FACTORY/ OFFICE

Address:

Bear Glass Inc.

217-44 98th ave. Queens Village, NY – 11429
United States
 +1 (718) 832-3604
 sales@bearglass.com

If you are in New Jersey:

Bear Glass New Jersey

359 Essex Road

Tinton Falls New Jersey  07753

P: 732 901 2626

F: 732 901 2266

E: Sales@BearGlassNJ.com

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Admit it or not, we spend most of the active hours of our day in office. Therefore it is very important to decorate our working space beautifully. What can be better than glass decoration or mirror for this?

Keeping our silver colored laptop on a table that is made up of glass greatly enhances the beauty of the overall space.

A glass tabletop i.e. working table will even be break-resistant. So we can keep a coffee mug, or your laptop, or anything over it, without fearing for any breakage. Next in terms of the mirror, we can use styles. There are many vintage designs available that we may use for our working chamber.

Especially if you are the boss, make your room something special before you arrange for an international meeting with your clients, the next time. We assure you, do the right things and you will get ample business offer the moment they enter your office room. Glass or mirror is also known for its aesthetic values.

You can set designs with glass for new office decor

Several spaces within the office need to be decorated well. Do not forget the office canteen area too. We can decorate office canteens with glass doors, or glass windows. Internationally we can even decorate the rooms with laminated glass. If you need ideas, consult Bear Glass. They have a team of experienced glass fabricators.

Bear Glass fabricators will take an overview of your rooms and give them a unique makeover. For example, add some more light to office rooms with a glass mirror. Believe us, your employees will love to sit there and work harder. Even if you decide to design your meeting room with glass floors, glass doors, and windows, then it will take the room to the next level.

We should not forget to design the printer area. Often we keep the office printer in a once secluded corner of the office work area. We have to understand that every corner is important. You can create room divider with glass and separate your sitting area, printer area, and file keeping area.

Alternatively, if you are worried about arranging a good space for keeping your files, there are solutions for you. You can design cabinets with glass to keep all your files, stationeries, and other things daily in the office. Even in your sitting space area is small, you would like to keep it modern and stylish. If your office management designs the reception area, internal back office area, and other areas with glass, all will just love it.

You can decorate the reception area with a beautiful framed glass mirror. Just think of keeping a black colored sofa and a round glass table to let the candidates come and sit. For example, it might have a round mirror framed beautifully, square mirror rectangular mirror framed, or any other decoration of your choice.

So, get your office re-decorated with glass and mirror designs today! Let us know if you consider Bear Glass’s products for glass-designs.

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Why the glass table tops becoming more and more popular than other material? There is truly something to be said for a classic glass table top, the way the light reflects off it, and the air of openness it gives a room. It is truly a remarkable, cool, elegant piece of furniture for any kitchen, reception, living or dining room. It adds a brand new freshness and sensational appeal to any room whether it is home or commercial place. Maybe that is why more and more people are opting for glass table tops versus the traditional wood table.

Wood in its own essence is still very popular and elegant, but glass table tops are becoming all the rage in style and sophistication. First of all glass tops are very easy to wipe down, and clean. All you need is a little window cleaner and a towel and you have your beautiful glass shine back in order. Of course, scratching can happen or fingerprints can pile up. On the other hand, wood can scratch as well. It’s how you maintain your glass table top that will give you years of great use out of it. You can easily maintain the table by using placements or a clear cover and by using coasters. You can also use a tablecloth but, that does take away from the spatial beauty of the glass table tops. Be sure to take special care when using your utensils or dishes on your glass table because they may create scratches if used inappropriately, that is why it is best, while you are eating to use place-mats. Not only that, the durability of a glass table is just as durable as wood table and can last as long if properly maintained.

When choosing a glass table, keep in mind who in your home will be using it. Glass tables may not be suitable for young children who are still learning to use utensils and like to bang on things. Children between the ages of twelve and eighteen will be more responsible when using a glass table top. Also, keep in mind, what you plan to do at the table if it is for more formal dining or everyday dining. They make glass tables that meet either of these needs. Yet if you plan on doing bills or homework on them every day, you might want wood instead for a more comfortable feel. But the choice and preference are yours to make.

Glass table tops are great for rooms with a view as well. Especially if you can see a lake or a beautiful natural element from your room because you can see right through the table and it won’t hide or diminish the great view. A glass table only adds to the elegance of a beautiful and spatial room and view.

All in all, choosing a glass table top for your home is still very much a personal choice, that is becoming quite popular with many people these days. I suggest before buying a glass table to go to your local furniture dealer and see how they look and feel. Many of them are very elegant and it’s up to you to decide if it fits right in with your home decor and personality.

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V-Grooving

Bear Glass is the 4th generation family business specializing in working in glass. We are the largest stocking distributor of Walker glass in the nation.  Bear Glass products, offer a wealth of opportunities to architects, interior designers and decorators.  Any pattern can be designed by engraving a groove in the surface of the glass.  Our V-Grooving equipment is capable of producing custom engraved designs (commonly know as V-Grooving), with different profile engraving tools.

V-Grooving can be done on any architectural flat glass and mirrors.  Our V-Grooved glass can also be heat strengthened, tempered, and laminated.  Custom profiles are also available here at Bear Glass.  This is glass that has a groove or grooves put into it to create simple to complex designs for your liking.  Grooving can be used alone or even in combination with other design elements, such as silk screening, to create a myriad of patterns.

While most glass groovers are looking for high volume orders, which we like too, we’re happy to work with you to fill your low volume needs.  Polished, unpolished, straight, patterned, silhouetted.  These are just some examples of what Bear Glass can accomplish for you with our v-grooving.  If you want to add depth and beauty to an otherwise plain panel of glass for your new door line, wall system, window line, etc., you have found the right place!  Bear Glass is a world leader in v-grooving capabilities and is completely self-sufficient for v-grooving glass panels for doors, windows, and architectural applications.

Bear Glass is the largest capacity v-groove manufacturer in North America, and possibly the world.  We hold several U.S. patents in v-groove technologies, and with our ability to dress and shape our wheels in house, we are continually experimenting with new grooves and patterns.  Bear Glass V-grooved patterns split incoming light—almost like a prism—into a full spectrum of colors while exuding elegance and beauty.

Polished, unpolished, straight, patterned, silhouetted.  These are just some examples of what Bear Glass can accomplish for you with our v-grooving.  If you want to add depth and beauty to an otherwise plain panel of glass for your new door line, wall system, window line, etc., you have found the right place!  V-Grooved glass can also be heat strengthened, tempered, and laminated.  Custom profiles are also available.  Grooving can be used alone or in combination with other design elements, such as silk screening, to create a myriad of extraordinary patterns.  Bear Glass‘ V-Grooving glass allows you to have a unique look to your windows and doors without having the traditional grids block your view.

While most glass groovers are looking for high volume orders, which we like too, we’re happy to work with you to fill your low volume needs.

For more information on our V-grooved Glass please contact Bear Glass at:

Bear Glass New York

Address: 399 20th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone: 718-832-3604 718-832-3604

Fax: 718-832-0786

E-mail: bearglass@yahoo.com

Bear Glass New Jersey:

Address: 359 Essex Road Tinton Falls New Jersey 07753

Phone: 732 901 2626 732 901 2626

Fax: 732 901 2266

E-mail: Sales@BearGlassNJ.com

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Bear Glass is excited to announce that in addition to our existing Brooklyn NY and Tinton Falls NJ factory’s we have now added two new location in upstate New York as distribution centers!

Oneonta, NY 13820

Cobleskill, NY 13820

Bear Glass will now have four location with trucks on the road five days a week delivering to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Bear Glass also offers our rent a glass truck program. Whether big or small pieces we guarantee professional quality service, as well as quick delivery.  We are willing to properly and securely package the glass. We have the proper equipment to package glass artwork, showcases, and aquariums. We have glass truck racks that can transport large mirror and glass pieces. We insure fast and timely delivery to your business, company, factory, apartment, or house. After delivery we are fully capable of installing and setting up the glass in requested location. We will even move other people’s glass.

Bear Glass Does it all! There’s no order too big or too small, we want them all. When it comes to glass and mirror Bear Glass is proud to offer many products and services that our competitors don’t. Some of these products and services include: back painted glass, custom antique mirror, custom fish tanks, fire rated glass, laminated glass, mirrored furniture, mirror re-silvering, painted glass, patterned glass, sandblasting, tempered glass, two way mirror, wire glass, and v-grooving.

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Bear Glass can be contacted as follows:

Bear Glass New York

Address: 399 20th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone: 718-832-3604

Fax: 718-832-0786

E-mail: Sales@bearglass.com

Bear Glass New Jersey

Address: 359 Essex Road

Tinton Falls New Jersey 07753

Phone: 732 901 262

Fax: 732 901 2266

Email: Sales@bearglassnj.com

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Frequently asked Mirror Re-silvering questions

Q: Is re-silvering needed?

A: Sometimes mirrors appear to be dirty or streaked on the front surface. The silvering on the back has no problem. So clean the mirror surface properly to check that it has no damage on the front surface.

Q: Is it possible to re-silver a small portion of the mirror?

A: Yes, it is possible to re-silver a portion of your mirror to re-silver. Unfortunately, satisfactory results are not guaranteed and are not always achieved by doing so. If you want the best result a complete re-silvering of the mirror is recommended.

Q: How long does Re-silvering last?

A: The re-silvering should last for decades. However, we can’t control the conditions in which mirrors are hung or mounted. Bathroom mirrors or other mirrors subject to excessive moisture has higher chances of getting disturbed quicker than mirrors in the bed room or other places.

Q: What is used to silver the surface of the mirror?

A: In Earlier mirror making silver was used to coat the glass surface. But in more recent times sputtering powdered aluminum or other compounds have been used in the place of silver. Therefore today, this process is also known as aluminizing. Which makes this service more cost effective.

Q: What if the edge of the m irror has Deterioration?

A: This is very common, frequently occurring on bathroom mirrors where moisture has puddled on the edges. It might not have been installed or sealed properly in the first place. If the mirror is large simple rectangle without bevels it will be cheaper to buy a new mirror than to have it re-silvered. One solution for the problem is to cut off the damaged area and then remount the mirror. Bear Glass also provides mirror cutting services for any thickness.

Q: Does Silver Paint touch up works as re-silvering?

A: No, It doesn’t. Using paint for re-silvering a mirror will get disappointing results. Mirror re-silvering process does involve many steps and techniques that is not possible at home unless you have the proper knowledge.

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For a quote on glass or mirror please contact  Bear Glass at:

Bear Glass New York

Address: 399 20th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone: 718-832-3604 718-832-3604

Fax: 718-832-0786

E-mail: Sales@bearglass.com

Bear Glass New Jersey

Address: 359 Essex Road

Tinton Falls New Jersey 07753

Phone: 732 901 262

Fax: 732 901 2266

Email: Sales@bearglassnj.com

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Lately our customers have been asking us if we have grey glass in stock. And the answer is YES! Pilkington super grey glass combines stunning exterior aesthetics and unsurpassed interior glare control with the best solar control performance of any tinted float glass in the industry. On the outside, low-reflective super grey glass tinted Float Glass offers a dramatic, deep cool-grey appearance that increases visual privacy and dramatically reduces read-through from interior shading devices. Inside, it softens bright daylight and reduces glare, making it perfect for applications near computers and video display screens.

Product features & benefits include:

• An uncoated float glass that provides the performance of a reflective glass.

• Enhanced visual privacy and reduced read-through from interior shading devices.

• Best solar control of any uncoated glass, super grey glass provides the lowest shading coefficient of any float glass and a better shading coefficient than many reflective glass products. This means super grey glass can help enhance interior comfort and reduce cooling loads.

• Unsurpassed light and glare control improves visual privacy and reduces the need for blinds or shades. Super grey glass softens bright daylight and helps eliminate glare, making it the perfect “user-friendly” glass.

• Low interior and exterior reflectance reduces interior glare and minimizes exterior daylight reflectance. Super grey glass is ideal where architectural designs or restrictions prohibit structures with high reflectance.

• Ideal for Skylight applications requiring solar control with very low interior reflection, especially at night.

• Distinctive aesthetics inside and out. Super grey glass offers a deep, cool-grey tint from the exterior, while providing a remarkably crisp, comfortable view from the interior. Super grey glass also provides color-neutral visibility from the inside, resulting in an undistorted, natural view

• Uniform, no-read through look between spandrel and vision glass areas. The uniform appearance of super grey glass may eliminate the need for an opacifier in the spandrel glass.

• Low UV  transmittance that significantly outperforms other tinted and coated glass products. 6mm super grey glass blocks 99% of the sun’s damaging UV rays.

• Excellent Availability,   super grey glass can be inventoried for short lead times and improved control of project costs.

For more Information on all Bear Glass has to offer Please Contact Us at:

Bear Glass New York

Address:

399 20th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone: 718-832-3604

Fax: 718-832-0786

Email: Sales@bearglass.com

Bear Glass New Jersey

Address:

359 Essex Road

Tinton Falls New Jersey 07753

Phone: 732 901 2626

Fax: 732 901 2266

Email: Sales@BearGlassNJ.com

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Bear Glass is the 4th generation family business specializing in Custom Glass Tables.  Bear Glass has always led the way in design ideas and styles. Our custom glass tables are matching materials.  Whatever we are making: Glass coffee tables, console glass, etc. offer a sense of peace and harmony.  They will quickly or office a sense of peace and harmony. They will quickly become the focus of your home decor, adding elegance and a special.

Need a Glass Table Top?  You’ve come to the right place.  Here at Bear Glass, we have the capability to custom cut, bevel, polish, and temper your glass at our manufacturing plant in New Jersey.  This ensures a perfectly customized fit, gives you the opportunity to choose the glass type you want, and gets it delivered to you in record time for home and office needs.

Whether it’s for a glass table top replacement, glass table top cover, or a table design of your own, the steps for customizing your glass table top are the same.  Our Glass Table Tops are custom manufactured, which means that all pieces can be to your specification.  Bear Glass offers the finest furniture quality glass with edges and corners expertly polished.  Bear Glass is America’s leading supplier to hotels, restaurants, and designer showrooms.  We expertly pack each product to ensure safe arrival.

If you have a base made of cement columns, tubular steel, or something that is designed to hold a piece of glass on top of it, you will need a glass table top.  Glass table tops are designed to hang over edges and span small distances with no support.  Glass Table Tops not only add a sense of elegance, they also have very useful purposes.  Glass Table Tops by Bear Glass protect your furniture from nicks, scratches, and other possible damages.  It refreshes older pieces with a less permanent option, as compared to stains or paint.  The glass is simply beautiful; a glass top is an excellent way to add shine to an otherwise dull item.

Our Glass Table Tops can also elevate the impact of wood tables or dressers while protecting these investments from scratches, glass rings, sun damage, and even scuffs.  Order one of our Glass Table Tops and complete a table, nightstand, or even a plant stand.  With our Glass Table Tops you are able to renew old glass table inserts with a glass table replacement; outdoor tables are especially vulnerable to damage and weathering.

We have many options for our Glass Table Tops, some of them include:

For more information on our Glass Table Tops please contact Bear Glass at:

FACTORY/ OFFICE

Address:

Bear Glass Inc.

399 20th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone: 718-832-3604

Fax: 718-832-0786

E-mail: bearglass@yahoo.com

If you are in New Jersey:

Bear Glass New Jersey

359 Essex Road

Tinton Falls New Jersey 07753

P: 732 901 2626

F: 732 901 2266

E: Sales@BearGlassNJ.com

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