Cheap and cheerful moulds can be made from cuttlefish. Get a nice thick cuttle"blade"-fresh ones from the beach are better than dry old things from the pet shop,though beggers can't be choosers.
Split it with a fine saw into matching halves as if you were splitting a pitta bread.
Then place your objects to be copied between the two halves and press them back together .
This will leave the indentations of -in this case -lead balls in the matching sides of the inner cuttle fish .
Cut channels wide enough to pour the lead into and score a couple of fine lines leading away from the cavities to the edge of the mould to allow air to escape when the hot metal goes in .
Align the two halves carefully (you can mark the edges if it helps)and bind them together with fine wire or clamp them gently in a vice. Pour in the metal .
You can cast chunky jewellery from silver or gold as well as small sea-fishing weights using this method .
Cuttle moulds have a limited working life but are dead simple to make with just a small saw and a penknife .