09-27-2014, 06:33 PM
Funny thing about lead hammers. I don't have a mold but I do have a lump of lead big enough to make at least two of them, perhaps three. It's a ball about 4-1/2" (115mm) in diameter that was lying on the gutter of my street last year. My next door neighbor and I were both just arriving at our homes at the same time, and both spotted a gray ball in the gutter. Him, being about 18 years older than me took longer to get to it than me, so I had it in my hand and used the "finders keepers" rule. He conceded without any quarrel. Unusual thing for him!
Other than having nothing to melt it into, I've not pursued melting it down because I still wonder if it's an old cannonball or something. It's pretty rough from apparently having been rolling around the pavement for a while, so no markings on it are to be found.
Other than having nothing to melt it into, I've not pursued melting it down because I still wonder if it's an old cannonball or something. It's pretty rough from apparently having been rolling around the pavement for a while, so no markings on it are to be found.