If you’re on a tight budget, what’s the cheapest lightsaber you should buy? The answer depends on several different factors. Watch What’s the CHEAPEST lightsaber you should buy? on YouTube DIRT CHEAP SPACE SWORD AND LIGHTSABER TOYS ($3 to around $40) First let’s look at super cheap to dirt cheap. Some of the cheapest light-up … Read more
An activation box is a rectangular lightsaber component that’s typically located within the middle of the lightsaber hilt or possibly a bit toward the pommel of the lightsaber hilt. An activation box is most commonly associated with Original Trilogy lightsabers, including: Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber, Darth Vader’s lightsaber, and both of Luke Skywalker’s lightsabers. Some custom lightsaber companies … Read more
Saberforge Youngling Sabers [ETSY AFFILIATE LINK] are a budget sound saber line on the Saberforge website. Youngling Sabers differ from other Saberforge lightsabers in several ways. The primary way Youngling Sabers differ is they’re not manufactured by Saberforge–they are actually manufactured by YDD Saber, which is a China-based custom saber manufacturer. Saberforge rebranded the Youngling … Read more
If you’re looking into building your own lightsaber as a do-it-yourself project, some terms you’ll commonly see are: OD and ID. OD stands for Outside Diameter and ID stands for Inside Diameter. Both OD and ID are important measurements for lightsaber construction. The ID would be the measurement inside the lightsaber hilt from one wall … Read more
A lightsaber could be considered overrated for many reasons. Three common signs of an overrated lightsaber are: the lightsaber is too famous, uses an impractical design or is trying too hard to be different from other lightsabers. All three signs could be combined as well. Let’s take a closer look at the the signs, along … Read more
Weathering is: scratching, scuffing, tarnishing, damaging or otherwise aging of a lightsaber hilt. The intention of weathering is make the hilt look used, as if it’s been battle-worn, or just make it look like it’s not brand new, ‘right out of the lightsaber factory’, so to speak. Watch Why are weathered lightsabers so popular? on … Read more
Star Wars Bladebuilders is an officially licensed toy lightsaber line by Hasbro. Bladebuilders launched in Fall of 2015, so the line is still relatively new. What neat about the Bladebuilders toy lightsaber line is you can mix and match different components from different sets. So you can use connectors from one set with lightsaber from … Read more
Sith lightsabers contain several common features and traits that set them apart from their Jedi lightsaber counterparts. No two Sith lightsabers are alike and not all of the features are present with every single Sith lightsaber, nevertheless several Sith lightsaber traits do commonly recur. Watch Top 4 Sith Lightsaber Features and Traits on YouTube 1. … Read more
A dummy switch is a non-functioning lightsaber switch, or sometimes just piece of metal that’s added to a lightsaber hilt, in order to complete the look of the hilt. Some custom saber companies, like Saberforge, install dummy switches on their empty hilts or to fill an empty switch hole. Other custom saber companies, like Ultrasabers, … Read more
A lightsaber claw is a design element comprised of one or several pieces of jagged that are usually attached near the top of the lightsaber in the emitter area. The Count Dooku style lightsaber hilt is a famous example of a clawed emitter. Ultimate Work’s The Lord is a Count Dooku style curved-hilt lightsaber, featuring … Read more
