If you inherit or purchase a with a broken spear or chipped base, do not attempt to repaint it. Never use Brasso or metal polish. It will strip the patina, rendering the piece worthless.
Hephaestus, also known as the Woodman, carefully crafted a statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. As he worked, he whispered words of magic into the bronze. woodman casting athena
Many foundries used cheap sand casting, leaving mold lines and rough edges. Woodman used a proprietary "lost wax" hybrid method. This means every Woodman casting Athena figure has fingerprint-like variations. If you look at the shield of a Woodman Athena, you will see incredibly fine detail in the Gorgoneion (the medusa head) that cheap knock-offs miss. If you inherit or purchase a with a
Hephaestus, the god of smithing, was sometimes also considered a woodworker (he made wooden automata, furniture for the gods). In one rare scene, Hephaestus a metal statue of Athena (Pandora or an automaton). However, “woodman” would then be a mistranslation — Hephaestus is a smith, not a woodman. Hephaestus, also known as the Woodman, carefully crafted