Wired Dominix

[Master BStone]

very nice stuff...you could play with differing thicknesses of wire, and maybe a small amount of copper sheet cut into shapes of panels or designs to maybe further visually tie the wire into black of the hilt...very sweet work.

[swam]

I would almost want to cut the wires around the emiter to give it a more of a lightning look. but I have no idea if that would stay put together then.

[Warlock Umbra]

That is sweet!  Some blue or purple coated/anodized wire would have a SWEET lighning effect too - like your hilt was just coursing with force lightning.  Definitely a cool, asymmetric look though. 

I was thinking this same exact thing!! That would be totally AWESOME!! 

[Kaiden Shardsbane]

Right.  I forgot to update this, but I used some bronze vehicle paint in the grooves to "tie in" the wires.

My original idea, in fact, was to have loose "lightning" wires arcing over the emitter and partway over the blade.  However, I soon discovered that the wire tended to peel back from the emitter during dueling, and was nearly impossible to get back into it's proper place.  It can be done, and looks really cool, but for dueling purposes, it doesn't work.

[swam]

I would think so. the lightning design would be horrible for dueling. i would stab myself with the wires every time.