Make a practice throwing weight

[Alan H]

Here's a 28 pounder I made for my nephew in about 2 hours, when we were down there for Christmas. I did have access to their drill press, it made drilling the holes in the plumbing riser that serves as the grip in the handle, a lot easier. However, I could've drilled it by hand, if I'd had to, if I'd had a vise to hold the pipe. You might want to use a high-quality drill bit.

EDIT - 3/10/12...Turns out that I don't have these pictures any more, I deleted them from my camera chip. Let's see what I can't hunt up online...

You can often find old 1-inch weights for free or for pretty cheap on Craigslist. In my experience, in time, 1/4 inch non-welded or cast eye bolts slowly open up when used for this. However, the 3/8's eye bolts last a long, long time.