James Bond Would Be Proud

Had to share this.
About 250 years old.
Very humbling. Especially considering the tools they had then and what we have now.
Talk about craftsmanship and ingenuity!

Ingenious!  Thanks for sharing Mike.

As a lifelong craftsman I am in awe of the skills necessary to complete something as complex and beautiful as this.

As a lifelong craftsman I am in awe of the skills necessary to complete something as complex and beautiful as this.

The woodworking skills, mechanism engineering and mechanical fabrication - all in fine finsih-cabinetry grade detail and precision is exemplary.

Phenomenal!

Wow!

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing that.

After the cabinet vid started watching some of the others....amazing yet sometimes simple. Thanks for posting this.