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akemper1972 off to a rocking start Member since October 2014 Posts: 3	Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 8, 2017 16:42:57 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akemper1972 on Sept 8, 2017 16:42:57 GMT -5 I love Slag and I am looking for slag pile near Old Furnaces that you can legally take. KY OH TN area
	Oh look, I see something shiny....

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Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 9, 2017 9:03:20 GMT -5 Fossilman likes this

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Post by kk on Sept 9, 2017 9:03:20 GMT -5

Will be watching this post. Hopefully you get some advice and or answers.
I also hope, people would show some of their Slag treasures.

Have never been into anything man-made, but recently came into some slag from England, and that stuff is mesmerizing.

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Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 9, 2017 13:50:03 GMT -5

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I went to the Cumberland Furnace in TN (about an hour NW of Nashville) and found about 50 lbs. in the creek. I became addicted after that! At the time my parents lived there but since have moved, I am tumbling some of it now to make knob for my kitchen cabinets. I love the thrill of the hunt and being rewarded with the gorgeous blues and greens of slag.

Oh look, I see something shiny....

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Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 9, 2017 15:46:47 GMT -5 akemper1972 likes this

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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 9, 2017 15:46:47 GMT -5

Welcome to the forum and wish you luck on your search. Should be other rocks in those creeks that you can polish too.
Hand around on the forums for a while and you'll get many good ideas of where to look for different materials.

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Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 12, 2017 10:00:37 GMT -5 via mobile fantastic5 and akemper1972 like this

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Sept 8, 2017 16:42:57 GMT -5 akemper1972 said:

I love Slag and I am looking for slag pile near Old Furnaces that you can legally take. KY OH TN area

A simple google search for TN blast furnaces will yield you with a map of every single one! Alabama and Georgia has them as well. Happy Hunting

accidentalrockhound fully equipped rock polisher I come in peace, Take me to your rock piles. Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,595	Iron Furnace Slag Glass Sept 19, 2017 0:54:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by accidentalrockhound on Sept 19, 2017 0:54:55 GMT -5 Well well there is slag hags here to. I find slag to at times in my creek. Some of it is pretty cool have ro admit.just kidding about the hag thing just sounded funny.
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