Shuriken is an ancient Japanese weapon. It is designed for hidden wear. In Russia, the shuriken is better known as "Asterisk", although the name is rather generalizing. Real throwing weapons can take many forms.
These are pointed or curly stars with a different number of rays, and
throwing knives or blades, and sharpened coins, and even nails.
The dream of boys and criminal elements
The art of owning these weapons has been brought up in Japan for years. Russian teenagers learned about him from films in which heroes masterfully defeat enemies by throwing an asterisk in them. Of course, after watching such films, each boy wanted to have his own shuriken. Nobody knew how to make it, so phonograph records, pieces of tin in the form of stars, sometimes even ordinary plates, were used. In the troubled perestroika years, weapons attracted the attention of criminal elements. And although only a few knew how to throw this terrible weapon, almost every “boy” or “brother” dreamed of having a shuriken. How to make it, invented yourself. Sharpened knives, spoons, flattened nails, threw bicycle gears, circular saws, pieces of reinforcement, made of steel something remotely resembling a throwing weapon. By the way: this item is considered edged weapons, and for wearing it you can get a significant punishment. Today in our country, even teenagers make shurikens. The most suitable material for them is computer disks.
How to make a shuriken with your own hands?
To work out the shots you will need a four-con
starfish. For "stars" you need to find solid metal that cannot be bent. Only such a shuriken will fly. How to make it at home? Follow the instructions.
- First, a blank is drawn on paper. Its shape must fully correspond to the finished product.
- The pattern is glued to the metal and sawed with shuriken using a hacksaw.
- They polish the finished product, and sharpen its tips so that they stick into the target.
Warning: you can only practice throws with real metal shurikens at home: carrying and using knives in Russia is prohibited.
How to make paper shuriken
For children's games, not real, but paper shuriken is more suitable. If it is painted, for example, with silver (or other paint), then the weapon will look like real.
- First, a square made of paper needs to be cut into two equal rectangles. Remember: the more accurate the work, the more beautiful the finished shuriken will be. How to make cuts smooth and parts smooth? Use sharp scissors and a ruler.
- One of the rectangles is bent again in half, and the corners of the resulting figures are bent in different directions.
- At right angles to the first folds, the second ones are made. You should get two triangles (rectangular and isosceles).
- The same, but in mirror reflection, do with the second rectangle.
- The resulting triangles overlap. The corners of the lower wind up under the upper triangles. Then the figure flips over and the action repeats. The simplest four-corner shuriken is ready.