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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 2715096, member: 83738&quot;]Couldn&#039;t [USER=84417]@Electron John[/USER] use his fancy gizmos to tell us exactly what the elongated granules of a woody are composed of?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I know both lead and silicone are used as supplements to achieve desired softness of certain brass alloys.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve read, lead will actually accumulate towards the outside of an ingot during cooling.&nbsp; Then some will detach during future mechanical processes.&nbsp; Up until around the 1970s we were much less concerned about the health risks associated with lead as well.&nbsp; Could woodies be a result of minute amounts of lead (or other commonly found elements in brass alloys) contamination?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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