Granite is nice and not too hard to fabricate if you take your time. An angle grinder with various grit stones works well for shaping corners both inside and out. Slabs can even be cut to length with the angle grinder though a hand held wet saw (which I allready have) is more accurate.
A dry cutting blade in a skill saw can also be used but is very dusty. Wear a good dust mask.
I bought a wet grinder polisher/grinder with a bull nose roundover bit and various polishing pads for well under $200.00 on eBay. Did a very good job.
The granite, 3/4" thick, came from Grossmans Bargain Outlet. Google for one near you. Since the granite was only 3/4" I installed a piece of plywood under the sink, routed out so the sink could lie flush under the granite and I could avoid having to drill and mount the sink in the granite.
Photo 1 is before, 2 shows the plywood with the groove routed to accept the sink, 3 sink installed, 4 fabrication, 5 the finished product.
Good Luck,
Rob
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