Thanks SR.......I agree! Nothing like watching him work his wood!

Diva.....YSVW! And ya know....if he shellacs it enough (no splinters) it could be an interesting project.....LOL! I'll ask him for ya!

Irish....Thanks hun......It's definitely not lead! I can tell from the texture after the scratch test...but could tell all along due to the difference in iron and lead mass. It's a very hard metal....very dense but not like lead so I thought it iron instead. It will attract a magnet but is not magnetic itself. It is a cast and is pitted...but doesn't look used. Since this house and barn are so old....and used to be a working farm....we got to thinking it could be some sort of farm implement or something to do with horses. It was made for something specific....but I can tell through lack of wear marks that it has never been used. As to hubby going to typing class...........ROFLMFAO! I should post the notes he wrote down when he took a two week course in conversational Pa. Dutch! Near the end of the course...the notes went something like this......"Fuck this"....."This sucks"......."I'm bored and could really use a cold on"....."Id rather be sleeping"...."Bite me"....."I'm starving"..................LOL! I swear they are just a few of his "notes" from the last days of class! He'd NEVER take the time to sit through a typing course.....I tried to teach him and he just hates it! Thanks for the suggestion though! *hugs*

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