I purchased this inexpensive NWA xxx so that I could play around with cleaning, grinding/polishing, and possibly cutting.

When I examined it, I found a small translucent crystal.  Now I'm thinking I'll only grind/polish one of the ends and leave the rest as it is.

What do you think???  Suggestions??

It is fairly weathered. If you cut and grind etc, it might fall apart - if that is alright with you it's fine to experiment.

You will have to be careful or you might wind up with lots of Gilmer pieces.  

He usually uses a hammer to accomplish that.  

Kidding aside, experimenting on a weathered piece like this is worth the price of the piece even if you destroy it just to gain a little insight on the process of cutting, grinding, etc. Have at it.

Here's what I ended up with.  I won't know the weights until my scale arrives.

I don't know if I'll tumble them to take the outside rust off or not....

I really like how the little slice turned out.