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British custom furniture maker David Fletcher makes capstan tables -- tables that expand and contract radially. They're handy in confined spaces, such as yachts. When the transformation is complete, the surfaces look quite seamless.
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The website states that the price is in the "tens of thousands of pounds" each. These are absolutely beautiful and an engineering wonder.
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Wow! Beautiful and functional. It is wonderful to know that such craftsmanship still exists today.
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m pretty sure it was featured on neatorama before :) Awsome table tho!
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Yeah because that whole "leaf thing" is oh so bourgeois.
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It's beautiful, and neat, and the first thing I thought when watching it open and close was...OW! MY FINGERS!
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