All About Lightsaber Blades: An Interview with Vee Ripper of Ripper Blades

Ripper Blades, various flat acrylic lightsaber blades

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

Designing SaberMount, a Series of Stylish Lightsaber Belt Clips: An Interview with Saberkraft’s Ismail Ozan Izci

Saberkraft SaberMount IRIS

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

Vader’s Vault Installed “The Light” Ben Solo Lightsaber | New Saber Alert

Vader's Vault The Light lightsaber

Vader’s Vault released a highly anticipated installed version of The Light today. The Light is inspired by the Ben Solo lightsaber in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Vader’s Vault collaborated with Phoenix Props on the project. The hilt, designed by Gustavo Canales, is manufactured by Phoenix Props. Vader’s Vault is offering the saber as a … Read more

InstaSaber AR App Turns Paper into a Lightsaber: An Interview with Creator Hart Woolery

InstaSaber lightsaber

Got a piece of paper and an iPhone? Then you just might be able to make a lightsaber. InstaSaber, a free and popular augmented reality app for iOS, allows the user to project a lightsaber onto a simple rolled up piece of paper. InstaSaber creator Hart Woolery, launched the lightsaber app in early January 2018. … Read more

Cutting Edge Smart Sabers: An Interview with Electrum Sabercrafts Founders Dave Benard and Curtis Bennett

Electrum Sabercrafts Remnants lightsaber

Electrum Sabercrafts founders Dave Benard and Curtis Bennett don’t want to follow, they want to lead. That’s why the custom saber manufacturer developed groundbreaking Smart Saber™ technology, which allows users to customize lightsaber settings through their smartphones. That’s also why all Electrum Sabercrafts hilt models utilize distinctive touch switches rather than AV switches. Since the … Read more

Plecter Labs and the Evolution of Lightsaber Soundboards: An Interview with Erv Plecter

Erv Plecter and Plecter Labs lightsaber soundboards

Erv Plecter, electronics engineer and founder of Plecter Labs, launched his eponymous prop electronics company in 2005. Based in France, Plecter is the brains behind some of the most popular custom lightsaber boards on the market, including: Nano Biscotte, Pico Crumble, Crystal Focus, PRIZM and more. Plecter Labs soundboards, especially the entry-level Nano Biscotte and … Read more

Lightsabers You Can Hug: An Interview with Softsabers Creator Michelle Sharp

SoftSabers lightsaber pillow

When you think ‘soft’ and ‘cuddly’, lightsabers may not be the first things to come to mind. But that’s exactly what Michelle Sharp’s Softsabers are–plush lightsaber pillows for hugging and out of this world pillow fights.

Ultrasabers Butcher and Savior Lightsabers | New Saber Alert

Ultrasabers Butcher and Savior lightsaber

Ultrasabers announced the release of two new lightsabers: Butcher and Savior. Both are unofficially Revan inspired lightsaber designs. Notably, Ultrasabers is offering the two new sabers for pre-order only with an anticipated shipping time of October 2018. In the past, most new Ultrasabers lightsaber designs had been ready to ship upon the unveiling of the … Read more

StarWars.com Releases Lightsaber Waffle Stick Recipe in Celebration of National Waffle Day

StarWars.com lightsaber waffle

The official Star Wars website posted a recipe for colorful lightsaber waffle sticks as a nod to National Waffle Day (August 24). The cute and clever recipe dyes the waffle batter red or blue to make the lightsaber blade (of course, you could select other lightsaber colors as well!). Once the waffle is cooked and … Read more