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You don’t have to go to a weapons store to have your very own “ninja star” (also called a shuken or shuriken). You can make one or several out of paper as a cheaper and safer alternative.

Steps

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  An ordinary piece of computer paper.

  Begin with a rectangular piece of paper. Ordinary loose leaf or construction paper will do. We will make a square piece of paper from this. If you’re already starting with a square piece of origami paper, skip the next two steps.

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  Fold on the diagonal.

  Fold the top right hand corner diagonally down so that the top of the paper lines up with the left side, forming a point at the top right corner.

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  Cut off the excess.

  Cut or carefully tear along the edge so that you are left with a square of paper.

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  Fold in half.

  Fold this square in half parallel to the edges.

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  Cut the sheet into two equal pieces.

  Cut or tear along this fold.

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  Fold both pieces in half.

  Fold each piece in half vertically again, parallel to the long sides.

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  Fold the end diagonally.

  Fold the end diagonally, so that the edges line up.

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  Repeat.

  Repeat this fold, on each end of each strip, making sure that the folds are oriented as shown.

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  Fold on the diagonal.

  Fold the end on the diagonal again. You should end up with a big triangle facing you and two littler triangles facing away from you.

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  Repeat.

  Repeat this same fold on each end of each strip. Make sure the orientations go opposite one another, as shown.

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  Turn over the left piece.

  Turn over only the piece on the left and arrange the two parts as shown.

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  Place right on left.

  Put the right piece on top of the left piece. There should be a square in the center of each piece that lines up, but if you can’t find it yet, don’t worry. Just line up the middles.

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  Fold and tuck.

  Fold the uppermost point inwards on the diagonal and tuck the point into the pocket.

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  Fold and tuck.

  Fold the bottom point upwards on the diagonal and tuck the point into the pocket.

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  Flip over.

  Flip the whole thing over.

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  Fold and tuck.

  Fold the right point on the diagonal just as before and tuck it into the pocket.

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  Fold and tuck.

  Fold the left and final point on the diagonal and tuck it into the last pocket. You may have to coax a little to get it tucked in.