Custom lightsaber company Saberforge is currently featured in tourism ads and materials for Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory with the tagline “Agri-saber-smith”. Saberforge, located in Oregon City, Oregon, is one of the largest and most well-known custom saber companies in the world. It’s also one of the few the custom saber companies to have a lightsaber … Read more
Want a lightsaber that looks like it’s traveled around the galaxy, earning scrapes, tarnish and scratches from years of hard-fought battles? DCSabers [AFFILIATE LINK], a United Kingdom based custom saber company, specializes in weathered, Old Republic-style lightsaber hilts. The company offers some polished finish hilts as well. All of his lightsabers are empty or installed … Read more
If you’d like to share your love for Star Wars and lightsabers with your dog (who wouldn’t?), here’s a list of 6 lightsaber related items for your canine companion. DISCLAIMER: This list contains some affiliate links, meaning I will get some money if you purchase something through the link. Affiliate referrals help support the SaberSourcing YouTube … Read more
Disney has filed for a patent on a “Sword device with retractable, internally illuminated blade”. The move could signal the company’s intention to develop the most realistic officially licensed lightsaber to date. Disney has not yet announced a release date for new lightsabers that would use the patent filing’s technology. The company will likely release … Read more
The Arm on Fire Custom Sabers Sith Lord V3 lightsaber has been released. The custom saber is inspired by the Darth Vader ROTS lightsaber. Arm on Fire Custom Sabers made the custom saber by using TCSS MHS V1 base parts and then designing and fabricating accent parts for the hilt and a custom 3D printed … Read more
Tatooine resident and retiree Ben Kenobi attempted to a give a teenage neighbor, Luke Skywalker, an ancient weapon known as a lightsaber yesterday afternoon. The lightsaber, an obscure weapon comprised of a cylindrical metal hilt that emits a brilliant and deadly energy beam, was once the iconic weapon of the now defunct Jedi Order. Skywalker, … Read more
Lightsabers don’t make just one sound, they make many different sounds depending on the situation. Collectively called a sound font, the series of sounds made by a lightsaber adds richness, depth and personality to the elegant weapon. Some lightsaber sounds are activated manually by pressing a button on the lightsaber hilt (e.g. ignition or lockup), while … Read more
Small Lightsabers within Star Wars Canon Within the Star Wars Canon, Yoda is known for wielding one of the smallest lightsabers (short lightsabers are sometimes referred to as lightsaber shoto). Other characters, like Ahsoka Tano, have used a lightsaber shoto an off-hand weapon. Custom Saber Companies That Make Lightsaber Shotos Some custom saber companies manufacture … Read more
What are lightsabers made out of? Most lightsabers, made for collecting or dueling purposes, are made out of metal. But some lightsaber are made out of other materials as well. Let’s take a closer look at what lightsabers are made out of. Aluminum LightsabersMost lightsabers that are made out of metal are made out of … Read more
T-track grips are a vertical lightsaber grip style used on the Skywalker lightsaber (i.e. Graflex lightsaber) and the Darth Vader lightsaber in the Star Wars Original Trilogy. The grips are referred to as ‘T-Track’ due to the ‘t’ shaped profile of the piece. Watch What are t-track grips? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube A common misconception … Read more
