Saber Sourcing 
The Pach Store has unveiled the Ultimate Works DV3 lightsaber. The custom saber is inspired by the design of the Darth Vader ROTS lightsaber. The DV3 lightsaber is available as either an empty hilt (capable of accepting electronics) or as an installed in-hilt LED sound saber or neopixel saber. The Ultimate Works DV3 lightsaber is … Read more
Sabertrio, a Malaysia based custom saber company, announced the development of Neo Chip, a neopixel blade plug adapter. How the adapter works is Neo Chip attaches to most standard thick walled blade plugs (3.2 mm thick), allowing lightsaber enthusiasts to adapt the static blade plugs into neopixel blade plugs (thin walled, 1.6mm thick blade plugs would require … Read more
The Star Wars Ultimate FX Lightsaber line, manufactured by Hasbro, is an officially licensed high-end plastic lightsaber toy line designed for children. Ultimate FX lightsabers, which light up and use a soundboard with motion activated sound, can be used for light play but are not durable enough for heavy dueling. Similar to Star Wars Force FX lightsabers, Ultimate … Read more
Rogue Arsenal [affiliate link] is a United States based custom saber Etsy store that offers lightsabers (including empty hilts, sound sabers, and neopixel sabers), lightsaber accessories, and services. Rogue Arsenal has made over 1300 sales since starting on Etsy in 2017. Rogue Arsenal LightsabersRogue Arsenal sells several types of lightsabers including: empty hilts, sound sabers, and … Read more
Etsy seller Force Ghost Sabers [affiliate link] developed a new device called the Covertec Blade Holder. The Covertec Blade Holder allows lightsaber enthusiasts to easily wear a lightsaber blade on their belt separately from the hilt. Lightsabers are rarely worn with the blade attached. Wearing the blade separately from the hilt helps prevent the blade from dragging on … Read more
Skywampa, a United Kingdom based Etsy store, specializes in staple DIY lightsaber parts including: clamp cards, D-rings, a crystal chamber and even some uncommon and popular ‘power cell’ style battery decals. On Etsy since 2014, Skywampa has made over 2200 sales to date. SaberSourcing interviewed Skywampa about his UK based lightsaber parts store. Can you … Read more
A cane lightsaber, sometimes called a sabercane or lightsaber cane, is a cane or walking stick containing a hidden lightsaber. In Star Wars canon, Maul and the Jedi Tera Sinube each used a cane lightsaber. Watch What is a cane lightsaber? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube Cane Lightsaber as a Real Life Mobility AidSome lightsaber enthusiasts … Read more
A Photon Blade is a style of lightsaber blade containing a green fluorescein dye that, when illuminated with a blue light, shines a bright and vibrant ‘radioactive’ green color. The resulting photon green color appears more vivid and complex than a standard green lightsaber blade. A Photon Blade may serve as a day blade in bright environments, due to … Read more
An off-hand lightsaber is a shoto lightsaber wielded as an off-hand weapon during twin-bladed techniques or duels. In twin-bladed fighting styles, the wielder uses the off-hand lightsaber in conjunction with a full-size lightsaber in the main hand. The off-hand lightsaber, which features a smaller and more maneuverable hilt and blade than a full-size lightsaber, is most … Read more
A colorful and vibrant light-up blade is one of the most distinctive and thrilling parts of custom lightsabers and Star Wars Force FX lightsabers alike. Let’s take a closer look at the 5 most common types of lightsaber blades. 1. Standard Blade (removable polycarbonate tube)One of the most common types of lightsaber blades is the … Read more
