Sabertrio Hosts RARE 10% Off Lightsabers Sale for Halloween (ends October 8)

Sabertrio Arclyte lightsaber

Sabertrio [Etsy affiliate link] is hosting a very rare 10% off sale. It’s a Halloween Sale and runs from September 27, 2018 to October 8, 2018. The sale includes all Sabertrio hilt models: Arclyte, Skylar, Aeryn and Skylar. The sale only applies to Stunt Sabers (no sound) and FX Sabers (RGB sound sabers). Unfortunately, the … Read more

Ultrasabers V5 Lightsaber Line | New Saber Alert

Ultrasabers V5 lightsabers

Ultrasabers announced the release a new V5 lightsaber line. The V5 lightsaber line is comprised of new versions of popular, basic, budget friendly Ultrasabers hilts. Although the new V5 hilts appear to be heavily influenced by the base design of the V4 lightsabers, the new V5 sabers incorporate several significant design changes and updates to the emitter … Read more

Free Lightsabers for Everybody: An Interview with Thingiverse Lightsaber Designer Brad Harris

Brad Harris lightsabers

In his spare time, toy designer Brad Harris develops 1:1 scale 3D printed lightsaber hilts. He posts the lightsaber files for free on Thingiverse. Harris, who goes by the username CaseStudyno8, has posted 31 lightsaber hilts so far along with 4 other Star Wars props, including Chirrut Imwe’s Staff. All of his lightsaber designs are inspired … Read more

What is the lightsaber scrolling effect? | Lightsaber Terminology

saber scroll effect

The lightsaber scrolling effect is the gradual activation or deactivation of individual LEDs within a lightsaber lightsaber blade. The purpose of the scrolling effect is to mimic the extension and retraction effect of the lightsaber blade in the Star Wars films. A real life lightsaber, however, has a plastic blade attached to the hilt. The … Read more

Saberkraft: SaberMount belt clips and custom sabers | Lightsaber Company Spotlight

SaberKraft SaberMount belt clip

Saberkraft is a custom lightsaber and lightsaber belt clip company based in Turkey. The company makes limited runs of custom lightsaber hilts, including the Big Boy lightsaber (a custom Jacen Solo inspired lightsaber) and The Flame lightsaber. Saberkraft is now becoming known in the saber community for making SaberMount belt clips, which are Covertec belt … Read more

Dark Force Custom Sabers Reborn Lightsaber Released | New Saber Alert

Dark Force Custom Sabers Reborn lightsaber

The Dark Force Custom Sabers Reborn lightsaber has been released. The custom saber is an original design with a low profile emitter shroud and an emitter vent box. Dark Force Custom Sabers Reborn lightsaber is available as an empty hilt or as a neopixel saber installed with a Plecter Labs Crystal Focus 10 (CFX) soundboard. … Read more

Designing SaberMount, a Series of Stylish Lightsaber Belt Clips: An Interview with Saberkraft’s Ismail Ozan Izci

Saberkraft SaberMount IRIS

Saberkraft founder Ismail Ozan Izci, a sabersmith based in Turkey, is perhaps most well known in the custom lightsaber community for designing and manufacturing Big Boy, a popular Jacen Solo inspired lightsaber. Although the Big Boy lightsaber is now out of production, Saberkraft continues to manufacture SaberMount, a series of stylish, aluminum lightsaber belt clip … Read more

What is a hero lightsaber? | Lightsaber Terminology

Qui-Gon Jinn lightsaber

A hero lightsaber is a screen accurate version of a lightsaber used during close-ups in Star Wars movies. A hero lightsaber will be the most detailed version of a lightsaber shown in the film and will be the lightsaber that you imagine in you mind’s eye when you think of Darth Vader’s lightsaber, or Kylo Ren’s … Read more

What are clan sabers? | Lightsaber Terminology

One Replicas Obi Arena lightsaber

A clan saber or a clan lightsaber is a generic or common design of a lightsaber hilt. A clan saber will be used by multiple Star Wars characters. Clan sabers are most commonly associated with the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy since the Prequels contain many Jedi characters. For example, Adi Gallia and Shaak Ti are … Read more

Vader’s Vault Installed “The Light” Ben Solo Lightsaber | New Saber Alert

Vader's Vault The Light lightsaber

Vader’s Vault released a highly anticipated installed version of The Light today. The Light is inspired by the Ben Solo lightsaber in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Vader’s Vault collaborated with Phoenix Props on the project. The hilt, designed by Gustavo Canales, is manufactured by Phoenix Props. Vader’s Vault is offering the saber as a … Read more