Knurling is when a rough texture is rolled on to a metal part. The texture is rolled onto the hilt itself, onto the pommel, or onto other lightsaber sections or components. It’s very common to find some element of knurling on a lightsaber. Sometime you’re find knurling on the grip, like on the Sabertrio Arclyte. … Read more
As you’re researching lightsabers, you may encounter the term “shelf queen.” A shelf queen is a lightsaber that you ONLY display. You put the lightsaber on your shelf for you and others to admire and you don’t use it for dueling or anything else. The video uses a Roman Props MK1 static hilt as an … Read more
An RBG lightsaber is a lightsaber with multiple-LED color options built into the saber hilt. RGB stands for “red, green, blue”. An RGB lightsaber uses and mixes red, green, and blue together to create the resulting lightsaber blade color. The quantity and type of colors available on an RGB lightsaber vary depending on the lightsaber … Read more
Flash on Clash is a visual effect where the lightsaber blade color briefly changes to a different color upon impact. For example, if you hit the blade against another lightsaber blade, against your hand, against the table or some other object, then the blade color will briefly change to a secondary color before reverting to … Read more
A lightsaber kill key, sometimes called a kill plug, is a small piece that you install in your recharge port while your saber is not in use.
Shoto is a Japanese word for “short sword” and it’s basically a sword that’s in between the length of a dagger (or knife) and a full length sword like a katana. In the context of Star Wars, a shoto lightsaber is a lightsaber that is shorter in length. Both the blade and hilt itself are … Read more
When you first think of lightsaber blades, chances are you’re going to envision a cylindrical polycarbonate tube. There’s an alternative, non-standard lightsaber blade that’s becoming pretty popular called a flat acrylic lightsaber blade. Watch What is a flat acrylic lightsaber blade? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube Ripper Blades is probably the most famous maker of flat … Read more
