Thanks to both you gentlemen, but i actually caught my conversation error before i saw your posts in the moderation queue and corrected my post. I was reading a grams to ounces chart and thought i had clicked on pounds. But i am still willing to bare the embarrassment for my mistake.
I agree with you Seerp, that a half pound is still probably a bit much in this regard. However, i am not a keris smith and others who have involved themselves in the process might have other, more educated thoughts. Perhaps Alan will weigh in here.