Saber Forum

I am Building 2 Identical Stunt Sabers for a Twi'Lek Character.
Sabers will be 10-12 inches when finished not sure on blade color yet.
Probally gonna sport 5w leds and stick style bat packs since the saber will top load
all of the hilt electronics.

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that looks amazing! is that a casting or file work? or perhaps a technique that I am not familiar with?

:) its electro plated copper/Brass hand cut ( not by me ). im always on the lookout for odd things to make sabers out of. It was filled with glass but i knocked that out sanded it and will put a 2 part sleve inside to house the electronics and add Fimo Bakable clay to the hold to add dimension and color

that sounds AWESOME!

That will be a beautiful saber, I'm sure!

A great find!

 :D

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I think SY will set that masterpiece off nicely!

I am seriously jealous of the look of that basket form...grrr   ;D

SY or Emerald Green. But regardless of color, that is beautiful and kind of reminds me of some sort of hindu art. Very nice and unique saber.

This, or Adegan Silver depending on the character.  Either way, that is a great saber!  Point.

Out of curiosity, have you tried figuring out a way, either some sort of metal frame or clear tubing, so that all the electronics would be visible through metal weave pattern... this is just screaming for a visible emitter crystal set up inside it.

I actually plan to polish the tube to mirror shine, then use translucent bake polymer clay to fill the holes with half domes offering the illusion of glass.

Filled down a US MLS module since they were the easiest to modify to fit the 1" tube stock. I plan to put the battery and switch on a PVC sled. Still searching for the right momenary switch. wont need a recharge port due to using a single 18650  battery holder and maybe a buckpuck.
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That looks like it could be straight out of KOTOR or earlier.  It is beautiful!

Life has really gotten in the way of saber building but here is an update to my twilek build. What you see here is the epoxy Clay added for color depth. It was supposed to be translucent Blue but i like the way it turned out. A fine grain sanding to come and some  gloss will make them pop. i still need to build the internals ans the swith will mount to the sled. I am also work on the emitter, a brass lotus blossum should look schweet.

Clay before baking
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Clay after baking with set screw marks
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That is seriously interesting...indeed.

Dude! Point!

Can't wait to see the finished saber!

By the Force! That's a work of beauty, I live the epoxy "glass", looks like turquoise, I hope to see the finished result soon. I know what you mean by life gets in the way. I can't get any time to work on my sabers. Point(s) awarded!   

Fantastic!

It certainly looks like something a Twi'Lek would carry.

My first thought about blade color is SRD, but that might be too much of the teal-like tone. Perhaps DVA would go nice without clashing too much. Blue and Purple are both very Twi'Lek colors.

Great concept and execution.

Point

What's that supposed to mean? MODS, we have a racist over here!

;)

That is really cool.

Clarification = species-ist

Meh, the effect is the same. And he calls himself a Jedi.

Oh nice. Loving the hilt. Can't wait to see them completed.

second one just went into the oven, I need to build the battery and switch sleds soon, but i maybe going with a diff LED .
Plus blade emitter hasent arrived yet

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Did you ever say what color blades you were going to use? I wish I could give you like 50 points at once. These are just beautiful. I can't wait to see them completed!

i am thinking teal, but i may get a couple X2 Leds and run them BBGW so i can have a massively bright saber

Stunning. I am speechless. Words cannot express my admiration of the level of craftsmanship put into those sabers. I have dabbled with epoxy clay but have a lot to learn. Would love for you to give some tips on how you got there. Again, AMAZING.

POINT!

Blade Holder/ Adornment: I have it sized to a 3/4" trans white blade and will do some etching work on the adapter so it matches the sabers lines. I think i going to wire and X-2 Cree BBGG for teal and run all four for max brightness. I maybe able to squeeze in 2 18650 4000mah lions for a greather run time.

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Wow. Another point for you.

Seriously beautiful work!

Point for you!

Absolutely gorgeous!

Doesn't matter how many times I see this, it doesn't get any less impressive. Another point for you :)

not sure im am digging the lotus, may be removed for another saber. Updates forthcoming. Plus i think i will be going to 7/8th blades and not the original 3/4th inch blades i had planned

I can't wait to see!!!