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How Bendu Armory Developed the Carbon Fiber Lightsaber: An Interview with Founder Andrew Woods

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Although most custom lightsaber manufacturers produce metal lightsabers, newcomer Bendu Armory decided to develop a carbon fiber lightsaber instead. The company released its first carbon fiber lightsaber, The Obsidian, in July 2018 and plans to release two additional carbon fiber lightsaber designs in the near future. SaberSourcing interviewed Bendu Armory founder and CEO Andrew Woods about … Read more

Lightsaber Crutches: Star Wars Fan Peregrine Oxton Constructs Attention-Grabbing Mobility Aid [INTERVIEW]

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lightsaber crutches

Star Wars fan and lightsaber enthusiast Peregrine Oxton has constructed a pair of functional, attention-grabbing lightsaber crutches out of Ultrasabers Brood Guard LE lightsabers. SaberSourcing interviewed her about the project. How did you decide to build lightsaber crutches?I decided to build my lightsaber crutches because as a twenty-year-old with a non-obvious disability – Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome … Read more

Shelf Queen, Cosplay and Dueling Quality Lightsabers: What You Need and What to Look For

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By Stanley “Gong Gong Ui” ParkGuest Contributor Looking for a shelf queen, a cosplay prop or a dueling quality lightsaber suitable for competing in The Saber Legion (TSL)? Here are some things to consider in order to research and focus on the lightsaber hilt or prop that you need. Since most people want the best … Read more

Yes, Bruce Lee Style Lightsaber Nunchucks DO exist: The Pach Store Sells Them

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Patrick Nan posted a video called “Bruce Lee Lightsabers Scene Recreation” on his YouTube channel in January 2018. The video, which adds lightsabers to a fight scene in Lee’s film Fists of Fury, went viral, earning over 2 million views as August 2018. Nan had been inspired to create the lightsaber fan edit of the … Read more

Wooden Mystery Box Lightsabers Offered by Etsy Seller RayGunsByMatty Makes

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RayRunsMattyMakes mystery box lightsaber

Mystery Box lightsabers are hot sellers from custom saber manufacturers Ultrasabers and Saberforge. Etsy seller RayGunsByMattyMakes [AFFILIATE LINK] offers a different kind of Mystery Box lightsaber: a handmade, artisan display piece for about $35, plus shipping from Ireland. How the Mystery Box works is you receive one lightsaber chosen at random by the seller. Most of the … Read more

Oak Lightsaber Wall Hangers By Force Ghost Sabers: Alternative Lightsaber Display

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Force Ghost Sabers Lightsaber Wall Hangers

Etsy seller Force Ghost Sabers [AFFILIATE LINK] creates several designs of lightsaber wall hangers, an alternative lightsaber display method to stands and wall mounts. The wall hangers, which are made of oak, feature a leather strap and several decorative logo options. How the wall hangers work is you simply clip your lightsaber hilt to the … Read more

The Piano Guys Release Unusual Saber Inspired ‘Luke TPG Sharp Bows’ Complete with Green Horsehair

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The Piano Guys Luke TPG Sharp Bow

Star Wars fans and musicians take note, The Piano Guys, known making popular piano and cello cover music ranging from Star Wars to Coldplay, released a line of stringed-instrument bows including the ‘Luke TPG Sharp Bow’. The Luke TPG Sharp Bow, which looks similar to a certain Jedi’s green lightsaber, is made from a carbon … Read more

Corridor’s ‘World’s LONGEST Lightsaber’ Envisions Perils of ‘Real’ Lightsaber Ownership

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Corridor's World's Longest Lightsaber

Corridor’s short YouTube film ‘World’s LONGEST Lightsaber’ envisions the perils of constructing and activating a ‘real life’ lightsaber in our real world. The video opens by showing a group of guys in an apartment turning on an actual, functioning lightsaber for the first time. The guys entertain themselves by cutting through a book, an apple, … Read more

Vader’s Vault introduces new Plecter Pixel Blades

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custom Darth Vader style lightsaber

Vader’s Vault announced they will be releasing new Plecter Pixel Blades for their lightsabers in limited quantities. Unlike other Vader’s Vault products, the blades will not be covered under warranty for dueling. Vader’s Vault joins a growing number of custom lightsaber companies adding neopixel blades to their sabers, including Genesis Custom Sabers, Sabertrio and others. … Read more