This has truly been a labor of love. And today... 1/18/2017... at 1:30 AM, I am proud to say that the project is complete. I have some pics, but it has no silent mode and I live in an apartment. There will be more pics and likely videos later.
That said, I would like to take a moment to give a shout out to those who have stopped by to read my rantings and an even bigger one to the following: Obese Wan Kenobese, mchalk13, RevanReborn. (Listed in order of appearance) Thank you, guys! Thank you for responding and reinforcing my resolve to see this project through.
Now for some unlit pics of the finished saber: