Some Saber Designs

[Jenny]

"Thingie"  is that a technical term?   

Yes.  Yes, it is, and as a Doctor of Thingology, I am qualified to use it.

Jennifer Linsky, D.T.

[Duff Man]

that is like my sisters degree.   I got out with a B.A. But hers was all B.S. 

[Manroon]

I have a Masters Degree in the History of the Ran-Kingdom. We call it the Ran-dom for short. 

[Darth Rifter]

ones I built with a neighbor's help, and I will soon have electronics in it.
Sorry for the blurry pictures. Will have better when I get it back.

[GrumpyBadger]

I know this is old, but I definitely feel like I can help with the "basket hilt" part.

The baskets already mentioned basically are made for SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism) rattan swords.  We use them to protect our hands.  They're very functional and look good doing it.  Just don't bop your buddy on the head with it and you'll be fine.

Also, for s's and g's I took a look at one of mine to see if it would fit nicely on a lightsaber hilt.  It does very well.  Again, some modifications would be needed to get it on there nice and tight, but it's definitely doable.  Also, I'm not part of the SCA anymore, I found a different group that suits my needs better, so yeah, I'm thinking of adding that basket to my Form II saber myself.

Just google "SCA basket hilt" and you'll come up with a bunch of different ones to choose from.

here's mine:

over at windrosearmoury
http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=605

they're good people and one of the top armourers in that game.

just try not to look at all the other pretty stuff, it's a slippery slope and one I'm happy to be sliding on



most of the generic baskets will slide right into a lightsaber hilt, just pick your poison so to speak and go from there

I hope it helps, and sorry for the necro-post

[Manroon]

No worries on the necro post, it was very helpful! And yeah, I was bad... I wandered their site and found the shield section. If I ever get dueling with my sabers like I want to, I think I'll be spending a little there. lol Especially since there's one more or less Hylian Shield shaped. 

[GrumpyBadger]

An even 760 points for you now master manroon

Shields are okay

 It's the helmets and armour you gotta watch out for

[Manroon]

Helmets and armor I'm safe on. I've already got some manner or other of stealth stormie armor, and my X-Wing bucket. Plus a small cache of real steel pots. I loves me some helmets, but I only buy on the DIRT cheap. If it hits trip digits, I run like crazy. lol

But yeah... that shield is miiiiiighty tempting!

[GrumpyBadger]

"triple digits" lol I know plenty of helmets that hit four!

yeah, that's a good rule to go off of for armor, especially if your life doesn't actually depend on it like mine does.  I'm not in BotN as a combatant or anything, but still, if my buddy's rebated sword hit a "squishy" helmet in our game, I'd be gone anyway regardless.

... that's one helmet I've always dreamed of getting... a nice A-Wing bucket

[Manroon]

lol So do I. The WWII stuff especially.

Oooh, that's a tough one! The A-Wing isn't exactly 'out there' in production anyplace, that I'm aware of. Awesome looking helmet though.