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I make most of my own no spin throwing objects myself. I throw a lot of different things.
My list includes, hacksaw blades, screwdrivers, chisels, punches, bastard files, my own
homemade "mock bo shuriken".. I use that term loosely, because I know that they
are not proper actual bo shuriken.. I guess I call them spikes or even bolts for the bigger
ones.. Recently I bought some 1" x 1/4" thick A36 mild steel to make some improvised
knive like objects to throw.. I really like the looks and idea of the Flying Steel Ralph Thorn
Shure-Knives, and I plan on getting some in the very near future.. I've been researching,
and have been looking at everything that I can find, including the secrets of shuriken site.
I saw the shuriken call a Tsugawa Ryu or teppan, meaning "plate".. So I took the
idea of that and the idea of the shure-knife and made something simple to throw..
For now I'll call it a Teppaknife... I've made 3 so far ranging from 10 1/2" to 12".
They're heavy and they throw extremely well. I ground a chisel like tip on the, which
I hope keeps them strong enough. I really like throwing these,
the flat surface works well for my shuriken style grip, I throw the blade
horizontally, it hits horizontal instead of vertical like most knife throwing.
In the future Iwould like to make some of these from some 5160 spring steel.
But I'm learning as I go, and mild steel works well for cheap functional throwers.
They seem to work for spin throw too, at least for my limited spin throwing, which
is very basic and I make no claims about it..
Here's a shot of the 11 1/2" one:
All three I've made so far, I wrapped paracord on the 10 1/2" and some Fusion Spraypaint for grip, the 10 1/2" was the original prootype:
The tip:
I've also been making spikes from 01 Tool Steel drill rod. This stuff works very
well, and seems pretty tough for this purpose without further hardening/tempering.
It's very heavy and dense, I really like the feeling of throwing these, the weight makes
so much difference its drastic.. I'm still learning as experimenting as I go along.
I've worked various sizes ranging from 25/64", 15/32", 1/2" and now 9/16". I grind it on a
bench grinder and using and old stone and sandpaper to smooth them.. It takes a while
to get a decent tapered point on the bigger stuff, let's say it's a pain.. I don't have a lot
of equipment for metal working, just the basics..
I've also started using the rubber tool grip dip stuff as grip, I can't say how durable
it will be yet, but it gives a nice grip and shape with little effort.
Here's my newest one form the 9/16" drill rod, clocking in at 12" long.. I don't know
the weight yet on any of my stuff, but I'll be weighing them in the next day or so..
I don't even know If I can call this a bo shuriken or a spike, this thing is big, and it's
heavy, I call it a bolt.. This thing throws amazing, so much weight and power when
it hits.. *EDIT: My new term for these big ones = Bolt Shuriken... lol
Here it is with an 11" long 9/16" fresh off the grinder..
These are all the drill rod spike/bolts I've made so far:
A 10" galvinized nail ground down. These were what I really learned with.
3 of the 10" galvinized nail flat side grind, with string wrapped and tool grip over it.
I like throwing these, they are just a little light, but they are good cheap fun..
A 6" punch I ground down.. Makes a good makeshift Bo Shuriken with nice weight, throws great..
A couple of mock Bo Shuriken throwers, from 3/8" mild steel, 6" and 7".. A little light
for me, but still fun and they work great.
My wife throws too, so of course I had to make her a womans model.. It's made from
25/64" drill rod at 6 1/4" long... Pink of course! It looks like a toothpick next to the
12" beast...
I'm now in the process of gathering scrap 2x4's to make a target, I'll be making it
from 4" cuts of the 2x4" and will be an endcut target approximately 7' tall and around 3'
wide, that begins next week..
My list includes, hacksaw blades, screwdrivers, chisels, punches, bastard files, my own
homemade "mock bo shuriken".. I use that term loosely, because I know that they
are not proper actual bo shuriken.. I guess I call them spikes or even bolts for the bigger
ones.. Recently I bought some 1" x 1/4" thick A36 mild steel to make some improvised
knive like objects to throw.. I really like the looks and idea of the Flying Steel Ralph Thorn
Shure-Knives, and I plan on getting some in the very near future.. I've been researching,
and have been looking at everything that I can find, including the secrets of shuriken site.
I saw the shuriken call a Tsugawa Ryu or teppan, meaning "plate".. So I took the
idea of that and the idea of the shure-knife and made something simple to throw..
For now I'll call it a Teppaknife... I've made 3 so far ranging from 10 1/2" to 12".
They're heavy and they throw extremely well. I ground a chisel like tip on the, which
I hope keeps them strong enough. I really like throwing these,
the flat surface works well for my shuriken style grip, I throw the blade
horizontally, it hits horizontal instead of vertical like most knife throwing.
In the future Iwould like to make some of these from some 5160 spring steel.
But I'm learning as I go, and mild steel works well for cheap functional throwers.
They seem to work for spin throw too, at least for my limited spin throwing, which
is very basic and I make no claims about it..
Here's a shot of the 11 1/2" one:
All three I've made so far, I wrapped paracord on the 10 1/2" and some Fusion Spraypaint for grip, the 10 1/2" was the original prootype:
The tip:
I've also been making spikes from 01 Tool Steel drill rod. This stuff works very
well, and seems pretty tough for this purpose without further hardening/tempering.
It's very heavy and dense, I really like the feeling of throwing these, the weight makes
so much difference its drastic.. I'm still learning as experimenting as I go along.
I've worked various sizes ranging from 25/64", 15/32", 1/2" and now 9/16". I grind it on a
bench grinder and using and old stone and sandpaper to smooth them.. It takes a while
to get a decent tapered point on the bigger stuff, let's say it's a pain.. I don't have a lot
of equipment for metal working, just the basics..
I've also started using the rubber tool grip dip stuff as grip, I can't say how durable
it will be yet, but it gives a nice grip and shape with little effort.
Here's my newest one form the 9/16" drill rod, clocking in at 12" long.. I don't know
the weight yet on any of my stuff, but I'll be weighing them in the next day or so..
I don't even know If I can call this a bo shuriken or a spike, this thing is big, and it's
heavy, I call it a bolt.. This thing throws amazing, so much weight and power when
it hits.. *EDIT: My new term for these big ones = Bolt Shuriken... lol
Here it is with an 11" long 9/16" fresh off the grinder..
These are all the drill rod spike/bolts I've made so far:
A 10" galvinized nail ground down. These were what I really learned with.
3 of the 10" galvinized nail flat side grind, with string wrapped and tool grip over it.
I like throwing these, they are just a little light, but they are good cheap fun..
A 6" punch I ground down.. Makes a good makeshift Bo Shuriken with nice weight, throws great..
A couple of mock Bo Shuriken throwers, from 3/8" mild steel, 6" and 7".. A little light
for me, but still fun and they work great.
My wife throws too, so of course I had to make her a womans model.. It's made from
25/64" drill rod at 6 1/4" long... Pink of course! It looks like a toothpick next to the
12" beast...
I'm now in the process of gathering scrap 2x4's to make a target, I'll be making it
from 4" cuts of the 2x4" and will be an endcut target approximately 7' tall and around 3'
wide, that begins next week..
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