A different kind of coffee table

@JudyEv (361340)
Rockingham, Australia
August 20, 2025 11:14pm CST
I wrote about Vince checking out a plane and finding a shed full of fancy cars. The guy also showed him his man-cave which was very fancy too. He works as an aeroplane technician (I think that’s the term) and certifies planes as air-worthy. One of Vince’s photos that caught my eye was the coffee table which is a circle of glass placed on top of a 9 cylinder radial aeroplane engine. The settee behind the table looks pretty nice too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (157367)
• United States
15h
That coffee table makes me wonder if the guy has a wife or if he pays a maid to keep it looking like that. You KNOW it will be dusty in five minutes...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
11h
It's in his man-cave so perhaps he doesn't bother although it looks okay here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (157367)
• United States
11h
@JudyEv I guess anything is possible.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152059)
• India
14h
Probably it is rotating too Quite unique and blends with his interest planes
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
11h
It's the ideal choice for this situation.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (194730)
• United States
10h
It does look Luke something a guy would like.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
Very much so. I can only think aboutt how much dust it would collect.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (145295)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14h
That is one cool coffee table. I really like it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
11h
It's very different, isn't it?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (482009)
• Italy
8h
This is for sure an unusual table. I like the old style settee.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (482009)
• Italy
3h
@JudyEv It must be comfortable.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
The settee looks very comfortable.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65663)
• Centralia, Washington
14h
That might be hard to keep nice but I like it. How do other people keep glass from being smeared?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
11h
I don't have anything that is glass-topped. I used to have glass tops on two little side tables. The hardest thing was to keep them from sliding off.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (121104)
• Marion, Ohio
7h
That is different
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
It suits a man-cave.
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Fleur
@Fleura (32417)
• United Kingdom
10h
That's certainly a striking conversation piece isn't it! I know someone who would love that.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
It's a good use for what is probably now unusable for its original purpose.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (27475)
• Singapore
2h
It looks like the coffee table is ready for take-off any minute! Quite a novelty.
LegTech
@rina110383 (24639)
•
9h
Wow, that coffee table sounds amazing and so unique! Turning a radial airplane engine into furniture is such a clever idea—I bet it’s a real conversation piece. The whole place sounds like a dream man-cave, especially with those fancy cars around too. Vince must have really enjoyed seeing all of that!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
Yes, he did enjoy his time there and is going to take his brother there one day. The guy has invited them.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (198386)
• United States
8h
That's an interesting coffee table.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
It's quite unique I'd say.
LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (47)
• United States
8h
That’s really cool
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361340)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
Cool is the ideal descriptor for it.
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