Jedi Robes: A Guide to Traditional Jedi Clothing

Jedi robes from Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

Jedi robes are a set of traditional, loose-fitting clothing worn by Jedi. The unassuming, monk-like clothing items are often tan or brown in color. Although many Jedi elect to wear traditional Jedi robes, the Jedi Order does not mandate a specific dress code. Some Jedi, like Aayla Secura, eschew traditional Jedi robes and wear different … Read more

Lightsaber Cutlass Explained | Lightsaber Terminology

Swashbuckler's Lightsaber in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic

A lightsaber cutlass is a rare lightsaber variation inspired by the design of the real world cutlass, a 17th century slashing sword with a short blade. The video game Star Wars: The Old Republic offered an in-game lightsaber cutlass known as the Swashbuckler’s Lightsaber. The historic, real world weapon has a straight or slightly curved … Read more

ALL of the Wookiee Jedi in Star Wars and Their Remarkable Lightsabers

Wookiee Jedi

Although Wookiee Jedi are extremely rare in Star Wars, at least 10 Wookiee Jedi are known to exist. Wookiee are tall, hairy bipeds capable of living for up to 400 years. Many of the Wookiee Jedi own intriguing lightsabers with rare and exotic features and uncommon blade colors. Considering the heavy-wooded forest planet Kashyyyk is … Read more

Lightsaber Dagger Explained | Lightsaber Terminology

Lightsaber dagger (vibrodagger)

A lightsaber dagger, or a light dagger, is short-hilted and short-bladed variation of a lightsaber. A lightsaber dagger is not part of Star Wars Canon or Star Wars Legends. Inspired by the real world close combat weapon, a lightsaber dagger is a stealthy, close range thrusting or stabbing weapon. Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate product … Read more

How to Make an Easy Lightsaber Emitter Shroud | DIY Lightsaber Tutorial

I’m Alan Cheong of ACLightsabers and in this tutorial I’m going to show you how to make a shroud for your lightsaber hilt. The shrouds look metal, but they are actually made of vinyl-wrapped PVC.

3 Advantages of In-Hilt LED Lightsabers Over Neopixel Sabers

Sabertrio Arclyte lightsaber

Although neopixel sabers are brighter, more feature rich, and more technologically advanced than in-hilt LED sabers, in-hilt LED sabers retain several competitive advantages. An in-hilt LED lightsaber is a custom saber equipped with an LED module inside the lightsaber hilt usually near the emitter section. An in-hilt LED illuminates a lightsaber blade and is activated … Read more

11 Neopixel Lightsaber Companies You Should Know About

Neopixel lightsabers, sometimes called Plecter Pixel Sabers or simply Pixel Sabers, are some of the most technologically advanced and realistic lightsabers on the custom saber market today.

Vader’s Vault Combat Class Sabers Explained

Vader's Vault lightsabers

Vader’s Vault Combat Class Sabers are a category of sleek and balanced custom lightsabers designed for dueling, spinning and stunt work. Combat Class Sabers are generally a slim 1.25 inches in diameter in the grip section with an average length of about 10.25 inches long (with some exceptions). A chassis minimizes movement of the internal … Read more

The Problem with Delayed Lightsaber Shipments

In an age of two-day and even same-day delivery, many custom lightsaber enthusiasts are accustomed to long wait times and order delays. Custom saber buyers may wait weeks, months, and sometimes over a year for a lightsaber order to ship. Although some custom saber companies sell in-hand, ready to ship items that get mailed within … Read more

Why large lightsaber group is ‘formally denouncing Ultrasabers’

The r/lightsabers subreddit team announced they are “formally denouncing Ultrasabers”.T_Quach, an r/lightsabers subreddit moderator, posted the announcement in the subreddit on June 18, 2020. The r/lightsabers subreddit is the largest subreddit dedicated to lightsabers and one of the largest online lightsaber groups, with over 53,000 members as of June 2020 (Update: over 127,000 members as … Read more