{"product_id":"leather-repair-bench-roman-ludus-workshop-resin-miniature","title":"Leather Repair Bench","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe leatherworker's bench (Latin \u003cem\u003escamnum\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003emensa sutoria\u003c\/em\u003e) was a fixed feature of every Roman gladiator school's working courtyard. Built low, narrow, and waist-high to a seated craftsman, the bench functioned as both work surface and tool storage: cured hides were stretched across its top, tools (\u003cem\u003elunellum\u003c\/em\u003e curved knife, awl, bone folder) were laid along its edge, and small iron buckles, copper rivets, and beeswax blocks rested in shallow trays at the back. Roman ludi operated at industrial scale and ran constant gear maintenance - every helmet liner, sword belt, and sandal sole eventually came back to a bench like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis miniature depicts a typical sutor's bench in mid-work: a leather strap clamped along the top, a curved \u003cem\u003elunellum\u003c\/em\u003e resting on the surface, an awl and bone folder beside it, and a pile of cut leather strips and a roll of unworked hide along one end. Excavated parallels come from \u003cstrong\u003ePompeii's gladiator barracks (Regio V, Insula 5)\u003c\/strong\u003e and the Vindolanda fort, where intact leather stock and tool layouts have been preserved. The bench is designed to pair with the DIORAO Leather Repair Worker (DIO-002), but works as a standalone craftsman prop in any Roman diorama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePainting tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBench wood: medium oak base, dark wash, dry-brush along edges and stress points.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather strips: vary the base browns to suggest different hides - some richer, some pale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHide roll: pale tan with subtle ochre wash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTool blade (lunellum): cool iron-grey, gloss varnish for working edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuckles: brass or dark iron, picked out individually.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical sources \u0026amp; further reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePompeii excavations: gladiator barracks at Regio V Insula 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVindolanda Trust: leather and shoe finds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunkelmann, Marcus. \u003cem\u003eReconstructing the Roman Gladiator\u003c\/em\u003e (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIORAO","offers":[{"title":"1:72 \/ None","offer_id":53714061492561,"sku":"DIO-007","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ Black","offer_id":53714061525329,"sku":"DIO-007","price":5.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ White","offer_id":53714061558097,"sku":"DIO-007","price":5.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ None","offer_id":53714061590865,"sku":"DIO-007","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ Black","offer_id":53714061623633,"sku":"DIO-007","price":7.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ White","offer_id":53714061656401,"sku":"DIO-007","price":7.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ None","offer_id":53714061689169,"sku":"DIO-007","price":8.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ Black","offer_id":53714061721937,"sku":"DIO-007","price":10.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ White","offer_id":53714061754705,"sku":"DIO-007","price":10.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ None","offer_id":53714061787473,"sku":"DIO-007","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ Black","offer_id":53714061820241,"sku":"DIO-007","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ White","offer_id":53714061853009,"sku":"DIO-007","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ None","offer_id":53714061885777,"sku":"DIO-007","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ Black","offer_id":53714061918545,"sku":"DIO-007","price":15.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ White","offer_id":53714061951313,"sku":"DIO-007","price":15.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8275\/2337\/files\/resin_front_ec72010a-7639-41db-8d7a-7237d8f74be7.png?v=1778157571","url":"https:\/\/diorao.com\/products\/leather-repair-bench-roman-ludus-workshop-resin-miniature","provider":"DIORAO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}