It only seemed right to look up the name of the fungi which have been giving me so much fodder for casting in lead.
I didn't quite get round to casting in sand using frames; only getting as far as the frames, so will hopefully start to actually cast tomorrow. Packing sand down is unlikely so, but tiring.
Venturing back to the north field today saw more fungi, so making open cast moulds, more were made using molten lead. Most worked, but as with everything I am getting better as it goes on.
One thing is for sure, casting will never be perfect and will most always need filing down and trimming.