Kunai

Design & Diagrams by Gerwin Sturm (2006/11/25)

For all those Narutards and all others who want to play Ninja,
here’s the model for you.

1
I would recommend a 15 cm square of silver Japanese foil for this
model, which will give a realistic looking Kunai about 15 cm long.
0.3
Unfortunately this model won’t fly very well when thrown.

2. Fold and unfold

1. Fold and unfold in half both ways.
the diagonal. 3. Fold the corner to
the crease as shown.

3-5

5. Mountain fold
to the middle
6. Repeat steps 3-5 and unfold. 4. Unfold.
on the left side.

7. Fold on existing crease.

8. Fold on existing crease. 9. Fold to the middle.
 7-9

12. Fold corner to 11. Turn over. 10. Repeat steps 7-9
corner and unfold. on the left side.

13. Form a kind of preliminary

base using existing creases.
15. Fold the edge
14. Fold one flap to the middle.
to the left.

16. Like this. Unfold.

18. Fold one flap 17. Swivel as shown,

14-18 to the right. using the existing crease.

19. Repeat steps 14-18

on the left side.

21. Fold up as far

20. Turn over. as possible.

22. Fold the sides

to the middle.
26. Fold the tip down. 23. Fold the sides
to the middle.
24. Fold the top corner
to the circled point
25. Focus on the top part. and unfold.

27. Rabbit ear the flap down

to the existing crease. 28. Open sink the flap in half.
29. Form a ring with
a series of tiny crimps
and/or reverse folds.

30. It should look somehow

like this. Zooming out.

31. Turn over.

32. Thin and round

the handle.

33. Shape the blade with

soft mountain folds.

34. The finished Kunai.