How to make a ninja star from a sheet of metal

     I was sitting around one day when I decided to go grab my throwing knifes and practice throwing them into the tree in my front yard. After hundreds of times throwing the knife and missing, or having the knife bounce treacherously back at me, I came to the conclusion that the knife is not going to stick into the tree. Then I had a thought, since this knife has only one point on it, why not have like four or five points on it to make it more likely to stick. So I decided to try my luck with a throwing star, being the maker I am, I said screw buying one, I'll just make it myself and it will be way cooler.
  In this Instructable, I am going to show you how to make a ninja throwing star out of an old computer case that you might have lying around.

And heres an awesome video of it if you want to check it out :)
 

awesome ninja star @ Yahoo! Video

By the way this is my first instructable....so please rate, or comment nicely :) Oh and I would love it if you uploaded a video, or picture if you made one :D and any ideas are welcome....thanks!

Step 1 Things you will need

You will need the following items in order to make a throwing star: 

A pair of scissors to cut out your stencil design,
A pencil to draw your design,
A piece of paper to be your star stencil,
A felt tipped marker to trace your stencil onto the metal,
A piece of sheet metal, I used an old computer case,
A dremel with a cutting wheel, or another tool to cut out the star,
A belt sander, or tool grinder to sharpen the edges of the star,
A piece of sand paper to buff the edges on the star,
A file to get a better edge on the star.

Comments

[doughnutguy1]

That's pretty cool. Do you think a hand grinder and a belt sander will suffice for the different tasks? Also, I love the design! Is there any way I can get a dimension picture of it?

[TheFawns]

Yea those would work good :) these stars made good practice ones so I could learn how to throw them. I don't know where my throwing star went.... but its about 4 -6 inches acrossed if I remember correctly

[amosallanejad]

you had to make it look more ninja like

[worleyll]

lol i have that same sander. its a craftsman. i use it all the time

[Mplinnc]

i think you should make a hole in the middle.

[deepakjothi]

Awesome, man.
But could have been more better if the design was bit narrower.

I am A kung-fu student. Trying to make one on my own instead of buying. Thanks for the idea. only problem dont hav the machine cutter

[TheFawns]

Thanks :) and ya I think your right, narrower would of been better, its cool cause I have a friend who is a Kung Fu teacher and I made him some, he was very pleased, and do you have a hacksaw or a dremel? Anything that cuts metal would work