Michael-
With a couple of monuments I've had the pleasure of dealing with sheet lead was
used to seperate the pieces of stones.  Then the joint was pointed with mortar.
In these instances, wouldn't flexability be more important than strength?  Any
sign of lead shims with your beast?
Mitch



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