DIY forge beginner looking for scrap steel / improvised anvil in Aarhus

Question

Hey everyone,

I’m setting up a small DIY forge at home and have almost everything ready, but I’m still missing something I can use as an anvil.

I found some very cheap cast-steel anvils online for around 150 DKK, but it seems a bit silly/wasteful to have one shipped from another country if I can find something locally.

I’ve already tried a few genbrugsbutikker, contacted a scrapyard in Aarhus, and even asked the rail company currently working on the tracks, but no luck so far.

I’ve heard that people sometimes use an old sledgehammer head, axe head, railway track, or just a heavy 5–10 kg piece of steel as a beginner anvil.

Does anyone in Aarhus happen to have something like that lying around? I’d be happy to take it off your hands, or pay a small amount for it.

Thanks!

Posted Jun 3, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC

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