Make Your Own Shuriken Throwing Stars Our of Paper, CD's, Wood, and Super Sharp Metal

Step 5 5 Hints, Tips and Tricks for Your New Toy

The first thing that I do after I've cut one out is shave off the labeling with the scissors. Just scrape it along and the stuff will come off. This way, you get a nice clear shuriken, and you can see the design from both sides.

Second thing:
Sharpen the shuriken with the razor if you wish

Third thing:
I sometimes do this if a shuriken doesn't turn out quite right: Put "plus signs" of scotch tape on the shuriken (both sides) So that when it breaks, the pieces won't go flying all over the place. This might interfere somewhat with the aerodynamics because it covers up the whole in the middle, but it shouldn't matter much.

Fourth thing:
Something I had trouble with when I started was that I couldn't get the thing to fly straight. It would curve the the left sometimes and other times would move all over the place, zig-zagging / flopping crazily. To solve this problem, I followed the advice on Wikipedia on throwing a shuriken. You have to keep your wrist stiff, concentrate on flicking it away, and you have to be smooth with the shuriken. It just takes practice. In three days, I could be reasonably accurate at 15-20 yards. Just about accurate enough to hit a person.

Fifth Thing:
Weight. You can weight the star down with a couple of washers, quarters, etc. It helps with some people.

Oh, and check out my wicked skills with my "human head target" in the pictures below. It's a cardboard box on top of a lamp with a smiley face, if you can't tell. There's a bunch more slits in it from my other hits. I think this is pretty good, even if the distance is only 7 yards. I mean, try it for yourself if you aren't impressed.

Comments

[masher639]

omg! these r awesome! if you super glue two shurikens together it makes it stronger, heavier and more painful(not that i've thrown it at anyone, but it looks more painful)

[zaxaca]

i did it...but i can hit a thing..it is too light...i will try to put it some tape to make it heavier!

[woohoman232]

umm he said if its too light put washers on the side where the hole is just so you dont waste tape

[joelskee101]

hey thanks for the instructable.... it worked!

[Gambite]

you know maybe adding washers to the sides where the ring is would make it hit the target harder..im going to try that out

[minion654]

how do get a picture on your account picture?please reply this comment.please

[ninja_mike]

ya. i put quarters on each side were the hole is and it flys really good

[rattyrain]

Mine actually broke (one of the spokes broke off, including where it was connected to the middle) and now there's just an open spot in the middle circle. The cool thing is that it curves! when i throw it to the left (clockwise) it curves to the right, and vice versa

[girrrrrrr1]

did it work...

[girrrrrrr1]

and try to get pictures...

[tinglystix]

Well, perhaps I just got lucky ,(in that my Cd's cut smoothly and without splinters), but I'm fairly sure that this should work for everyone.

[minion654]

i made one from a cd just now , but it came out wierd-ish lookin. its kinda crooked. :( my i tried throwing it on my cieling in the house that we are renting and it got stuck on the cieling!!!

[minion654]

it looks sooo cool.but i couldn't find any useless discs.

[minion654]

sounds cool,but all though,the people around my street would get me back if i used them as targets. :(

[declanthedork]

Great Instructable. I found that if you put masking tape on the cd before you even start, it doesn't splinter everywhere. at the end, you can leave it, or take it off.

[Sasuke_castravete]

ha ha ha :d is veryyyyyyyyyyy COOOL!!!!:D

[jesusfreak95]

i love these they r fun................ but there hard to make

[taka21]

nice tutorial i have alot of uselees crappy disc in my house thanks man

[climber boi]

they really work! i made 50 of them and my friend and i go outside and have wars. dont worry we protect our face with paintball masks.

[Shuriken Specialist]

what worked? the blank covers?

[climber boi]

hey the cd shuriken stars worked. sry about that

[miroslav44]

wouh, awesome, it works:)

[Jarvis]

Haha! I'm trying this as soon as I find the scissors. I've been making those little paper shurikens for around 7 years now, and I'm getting pretty good at throwing them at people. The target was a pretty good idea, should make one of those aswell.