You could try a section of railroad track. Or go to a scrap metal yard and find a 3 to 4 inch round or square chunk of steel and set it on end into the ground. This would would work with the ground level Japanese style forge your thinking about. Japanese smith worked sitting or kneeling. I would highly recommend you find a local blacksmith group and join it. The networking for knowledge and equipment would be invaluable. Go to
formatting link
're based in Ontario. They have classes and equipment to sell. They sell Czech made anvils if you're ready for a real anvil. They're good people to deal with and it may be worth whiloe to chat with them. Good Luck! Rob Wichita, KansasHello Everybody,
>
> I have never done any blacksmithing before. I am planning on > building this:
>formatting linkor at least
> I'm going to try. But I'm not sure what to do for an anvil. I have very
> little money. Could anybody tall me where I could find one cheap or
> something I could use as a substitute. I live in Ontario Canada if that > helps any.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cfser
>
>