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Thread: Origami Throwing Knives
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2006-07-17, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Origami Throwing Knives
I have long been a fan of paper shuriken made to this pattern.
However, as DEMONhunter can attest, I can't throw them with any kind of accracy. I can however thow pencils and other knife shaped objects quite accurately.
I am also a fan of origami and being able to make stuff anytime, anywhere. So I was wondering if anyone here knows or can devise, a way of making throwable origami throing knives.
Google has failed me, so I turn to you guys.
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2006-07-17, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Try folding the paper around a piece of shaped, sharpened steel. That should help it fly true. ;)
The point here is that paper is not a heavy or dense enough object to be able to hold a trajectory with any accuracy. It's not the fault of the design or the user, but the material.Avatar by Sneak - The Midnight Son by CeikaNo more a lone wolf, The Midnight Son rides again.Give thanks ye mortals, for he rides on the wings of an angel.Spoiler
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2006-07-17, 03:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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2006-07-17, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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I recall making some paper ornaments for Christmas one year by making them out of construction paper and dipping them in wax. Cant make any promises, but it might help.
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2006-07-17, 03:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Good idea, but I still need to make the thing in the first place. My attempts have all failed miserably. I've tried making half a shuriken, as above, folding it as I would to attack the two together, then palm-throwing it, to some limited, if unaccurate, success.
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2006-07-17, 03:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Again, I don't think your problem is with design, but with weight and density. The wax would increase that, though I don't know if it'll be enough to help. You also wouldn't be able to make one quickly, but would have to keep an arsenal in a pack or some such. Can't help you with any new designs though. Good luck.
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2006-07-17, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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You need some kind of heavy thing in it, preferably on a tip to give it proper spin. A tiny paper clip will do nicely.
Note: You'd bet better off making paper airplanes. Paper shuriken will never pierce skin, so paper planes would be just as effective. The only advantage to these things is rapid fire after you've made them.
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2006-07-17, 03:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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I don't know much about shuriken, but I made a d3 out of origami once. :O
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2006-07-17, 07:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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2006-07-18, 02:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Funny enough I used to make those all the time back when i was a kid. In fact I was quite good with them too.
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2006-07-19, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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2006-07-22, 04:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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I made one of the shurikans during the week. It fly's fairly well but I find that it fly far better with a normal sized paper clip on each point. The things are awesome to throw around. I need to make some more though.
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2008-12-25, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Origami Throwing Knives
this folows the same shape of ur kind, but this is thicker and smaller
http://www.instructables.com/id/Best...hurikan/#step0
(being thicker its more dense)
spent 20mins making an acount for this so dont fail me lolLast edited by xxkid123; 2008-12-25 at 07:40 PM.
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Thread undead have returned! xxkid123 check the last post date before you make a reply.
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2008-12-27, 05:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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That OP "Origami" shuriken recipe ain't real origami. Uses rectangles instead of squares. True Origami is a single square per model. No 2+ piece models, no rectangles or whatever.
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2008-12-27, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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