Introduction: The Throwing Things ...
OK safety stuff
wear safety glasses when making these pocket sized devices of havoc ... (i really need to come up with an official name for them)
be careful not to cut yourself when retrieving them
DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE THEM OUT OF YOUR POCKETS AT THE END OF THE DAY they go through the washer and well, its self explanitory
Step 1: Needed Items
a yard trimmer
metal file
at least one clamp (a vise will work)
hack saw, sawsall, or angle grinder with a cut off wheel
common sense (this is not optional)
Step 2: Get the Blades
take apart the trimmer and retrieve the 2 blades the bigger one is what these are made out of but as shown above the other one makes a nice bonus...
Step 3: Cutting and Shaping
i used my sawsall and cut a few of these things, clamped them to a stool and started filing away, actually first i tried using an angle grinder but it took off to much material too quickly and was hard to control on such a small piece, file as flat as you can otherwise it wont stick
Step 4: Throwing
grab it between your thumb and forefinger and throw it, if its not sticking you may have to re-shape it at a sharper angle, try practicing on a pop can for accuracy
P.S. BE CAREFUL with the "toothed sword thing" it can do more damage than you think

Participated in the
Paracord Contest

Participated in the
Makerlympics Contest
14 Comments
6 years ago
You should call it the Hedge spike or the hedge thrower.
6 years ago
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Reply 6 years ago
... okay?
8 years ago on Introduction
"P.S. BE CAREFUL with the "toothed sword thing" it can do more damage than you think"
.........is that code for, "Oops!"
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
i showed it to my brother, he decided to try it out on an old cantalope went strait through it and into the wall.
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
I put two melons together and it went through to the last melon wall! Sooo it was better than my factory made ninja star.
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
WOAH! 0.0
7 years ago on Introduction
It should be called the trimmer thrower!
7 years ago
Brilliant. Well done. Hard to clean the bits off the sword thing though...
(Hypothetical of course)
8 years ago on Introduction
CHAINSAW KATANA CHAINSAW KATANA CHAINSAW KATANA CHAINSAW KATANA CHAINSAW KATANA CHAINSAW KATANA!
8 years ago on Introduction
Why is this in the Paracord Contest?
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
i dont know, but it was accepted
8 years ago on Introduction
What a great Idea, good project
8 years ago
sharpy