How to make your own shuriken
Draw your shuriken design note:if you intend to draw your own design follow the second list of instructions on a piece of paper and cut it out or if you would like make an origami shuriken and use that for your design
Find or buy a piece of metal or steel 3mm maximum thickness. Now with a pencil draw the outline of the paper shuriken on the steel
Use a bench or another surface and clamp the steel to the bench use a hacksaw to cut out the shape of the shuriken
File down the edges so you don't cut yourself when you throw it
Now, to throw it, grip one of the points with your thumb and index finger bring it up to shoulder height then use the top point to aim by putting it in front of your target then snap your arm out flick the wrist just before you let it go if it is well balanced it will fly with the blades staying vertical if not it will start to go horizontal.
rough steps for own design shuriken
rule an 11cm horizontal line then mark 6cm
now rule an 11cm line vertically making sure that the 6cm mark on the ruler is in the same spot as the mark on the line the two lines should end up looking like this +
now on all four parts mark half way between the centre and the end of the line EG.. O--()--+ centre O line ---- half mark () end of line +
now match up all four half marks with each other as they will be the guides for angles between each point
now connect the ends of the lines with the marks from the last step till all end they are all connected
now cut out the shape and trace to sheet metal and cut out (if desired cut 1cmsquared out of the center to help throwing and flight)
when throwing the shuriken at a target try not to think about it too much or you may miss
Try starting with cardboard to avoid injury
- Paper or cardboard
- Pencil
- 3mm thick or less metal sheet
- Something to clamp metal with
- Hacksaw
- File
- A target
