Descending Ashtray

It is easier for me to explain using pictures.  First of all, start off with a circle and make a perfect pentagon.  Then make a triangle that connects to the center point of the pentagon.  Make another triangle however long or short you want the point of your star to be.  Now trace the entire arm of the star on a piece of wood and cut it out with a bandsaw or scroll saw.  I personally rough cut it and then sanded down to the line with my 12″ disc sander. 

 Once you have a perfect template made, use it to make the other 4 points of the star.  To get the added dimensional look, I sanded each of the points to have a ridge running down the center of each one.  But this is optional, I am sure there is a way to do it on the table saw so you don’t have to risk sanding the tips of your fingers.  Then I just glued all of the arms of the star together and added a back support to make it easier to hang.