Saber Sourcing 
This is an Ultrasabers Dark Sentinel LE V4. The lightsaber is in the stunt saber configuration (no sound) and features a Guardian Blue Blade. Dark Sentinel LE V4 is one of the more basic lightsabers that Ultrasabers sells. At 12.375 inches long, the lightsaber works well as a two-handed saber. The hilt is 4.5 inches … Read more
It all started with a nightlight. Gary ‘Rip’ Ripper, a Star Wars fan and lifelong artist, created the first ever flat acrylic lightsaber blade after noticing a nightlight. In November 2016, Rip teamed up with best friend and now significant other Vee Ripper in order to expand the growing lightsaber blade hobby into a full … Read more
Saberforge released three new Youngling Sabers in late August 2018. The lightsabers are named: Youngling Saber 2, Youngling Saber 3 and Youngling Saber 4. In addition, Saberforge has also renamed their first Youngling Saber ‘Youngling Saber 1’. Watch NEW SABER ALERT: Saberforge Releases 3 New Youngling Sabers on YouTube The new Youngling Sabers use fancier … Read more
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
