How to Make Glass Embedded Counter Tops

Measure two sections of 2-by-4-inch lumber to the width of your countertop with a measuring tape. Measure two additional lumber sections to the depth of the countertop. Cut these sections to length with a circular saw.

Miter the lumber sections at 45-degree angles with a miter saw.

Assemble the width and length sections on a sheet of plywood so the sections form a rectangle. Drill two pilot holes through each corner with a drill. Insert and tighten 4-inch wood screws through the pilot holes with an electric screwdriver. Check the corners with a carpenter's square to ensure they form 90-degree angles.

Coat the inside of the rectangle and the plywood with petroleum jelly to prevent the concrete and glass mixture from sticking to the wood.

Prepare concrete mix in a mixer according to the manufacturer's specifications. Substitute crushed glass for gravel in the concrete mix.

Pour a 1-inch-thick layer of concrete mix into the rectangular mold. Cut a section of steel mesh with metal-cutting shears to fit the interior surface of the mold and lay the steel mesh section on top of the poured concrete mix.

Pour a 1-inch-thick section of concrete mix on top of the steel mesh.

Cut a section of 2-by-4-inch lumber to the interior depth of the form with a circular saw. Place the lumber section at one end of the form and tap it lightly with a rubber mallet, and continue this process along the remainder of the top surface. Slide the lumber section along the wet concrete mix to smooth the countertop.