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very cool

Wow, looks great...and expensive.

LOVE IT!

I guessed right!

what does it measure?

"what does it measure?"

If it's 30" high, then it's 60" long - probably @ 30" deep too.

oh my.. I actually thought it was a chopping block of some sort..

I guessed table but I didn't think it was a dining table. Interesting for studio use but I have always had enough room for even a small table in even the smallest of rentals.

That's awesome - would be great to use in a small apartment for when you have guests.

Neat!

This is genius. It is basically exactly a sheet of plywood (4'x8') with a bit cut off around it? I have a few sheets and might give this a go....My only concern is that a whole sheet weights, like, 100 pounds.

Kah: no kidding. Plywood ain't lightweight!

Plus a sheet of plywood's 4x8, standard, but that would make the table 48" high. Uhm. Seems like the table isn't really "a full sheet" if it's more like 60" long (for the legs) and possibly 30" deep, though I guess that could vary. Not to mention that if we're talking 4x8 plywood, wouldn't that be 3/4" legs, then? Most table legs around me are at least 1.25", some 1.5", and my dining room table's legs are 2" at top, narrowing to 1.5" at foot. Possibly, then, the "made from one sheet of plywood" doesn't mean it's just cut right up, but is fabricated from pieces that together equal one sheet -- because if you look at the layers in the plywood, looks to me like that center layer is actually two veneers face-to-face, being a thicker layer than the rest.

Neat idea, but going with Kah on this one: plywood, on its own, is way too heavy. Now, if the designer did this with the table top itself being a torsion box, that would be light-weight and incredible strong and non-warping way beyond what plywood alone could manage. Actually, come to think of it, that's not a bad idea. Hrmm, I've got a spare closet door I'm not using...

Smart.

I wonder if this could be engineered with snap-in-place hinges for the legs, instead of screws. That would make it a bit more convenient.

More convenient still-- attach to a wall with hinges and use only two legs: folded up against wall when not in use, folded down for use. A Murphy table.

Because, let's face it-- if you're space-challenged to begin with, where you gonna store it?

this is cool, and I was thinking it'll work well for anybody who has parties, holidays?, and need more tables.

Clever.

@s.t.o.d, you're onto something...
k02, I suspect it is a specially made plywood (which voids the whole eco-mythology slant) . Std HD plywood is only 3/4" thick and would sag under it's own weight, even at 60." This appears twice that thickness.

But it is nonetheless a very clever, if ultimately uninspiring, design.

I really wonder if some of these commenters have ever seen plywood before. Or even looked at the pics above. Even on my tiny phone I can clearly see that the grain on the legs matches. It IS one piece of plywood.

Secondly, there is absolutely no difference in the thickness of the top and legs. What a weird comment.

Third, good quality plywood does not sag under its own weight. I have a 48" desk that is nothing but a sheet of oak plywood (stained black) with vintage hairpin legs screwed to each end. It hasn't sagged in more than 10 years of use, even with a heavy CRT monitor on it for much of that time. A table that gets occasional use certainly isn't going to sag.

And finally, if anyone is looking to build one, that's furniture grade plywood, much nicer than the $30/sheet stuff from home depot.

I guessed right! I think it's an smart idea