Rosin up your bow folks, it's time to have a look at the lathe that I think was very likely used to construct the Antikythera Mechanism - Do please enjoy! Cheers, Chris. ________________________________________________________ A very special thank you to Patrons: Sinking Valley Woodworks Glenn Trewitt Christopher Warnock Guy Loughridge Charles Frodsham & Co. Peter John Richardson Adam Slagle Robin Haerens L'Enfant Watch Company C. A. Patrick Voigt Steven R. Crider Gary Levario Mark Coburn Pete Askew Jeff Armstrong Ralph McCoy Jim Popwell Kaedenn Bradley Pirtle PaxAndromeda Thomas Eriksen Michael Hardel Tim Ball Grant Michener Jonathan Teegarden Steve Hossner RuKiddin06 John Maksim RobinP556 Lea Bruder Armagus John S Dilsaver matt mcparland ________________________________________________________ References/Further Reading: Posidonius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posidonius Geminus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminus Hipparchus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipparchus Vitruvius - https://www.chenarch.com/images/arch-texts/0000-Vitruvius-50BC-Ten-Books-of-Architecture.pdf Cicero, DE NATVRA - https://web.archive.org/web/20070316053820/http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/cicero/nd2.shtml#88 Metal Working in the Ancient World ( https://doi.org/10.2307/500498 ) - Author(s): Herbert Maryon – 1949 Herbert Maryon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Maryon Wright, M. T. 2011. “The Antikythera Mechanism: Reconstruction as a Medium for Research and Publication.” "Clockwork Before The Clock" D Price Horological Journal vol.098 No.01 Jan 1956 Stone Vessel Making - http://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_egyptian_stone_vase_making.html The Woodturning Lathe: A Brief History - https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/december_2005/employee_contribution.htm The Ancient Craft of the Pole Lathe Woodturner. - https://www.academia.edu/7511378/The_Ancient_Craft_of_the_Pole_Lathe_Woodturner Tomb of Petosiris: https://core.ac.uk/reader/80518060 Ancient greek furniture - https://www1.up.poznan.pl/furnituredesign/sites/default/files/u8/56-62_Ancient-greek-furniture_-source-of-inspiration-for-the-designers-and-manufacturers-of-modern-times.pdf Woodturning with Moroccan bow lathe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMQrz1gJy9M Moroccan Bow Lathe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-To97wy-WU-o/TpMEKgb-d-I/AAAAAAAAArU/Zfp6G-Kkhpg/s1600/Artisan+%25234.jpg https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4G5eJPO4dek/WvMfYzOlWGI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/68koyB7VZIoHDFMy-RtLmicSG3Z4UpboACEwYBhgL/s1600/P1190313%2Br.jpg