Try Mikes way first, if that doesn't work try making a copy of the geometry (cauldron and ladle) you want to use on the second hand and set up all the constraints. Then turn the visabilty off till the point when you switch hands. Turn the visabilty on the hand its transferring to and turn off the visabilty of the geometry of the first hand. The off and on visablity option will have to be keyframed in the channel box

Sounds somewhat confusing and a bit hard to explain without showing you, but i've seen something similar done when I was at school.


Hope you get it.


Kurt