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New Saber arrived 😍 a Quinlan Vos to match my gf's Obi-Wan 😁

My Anakin is not amused 😁

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Today my 89Sabers Cere Junda hilt from Jedi:Fallen Order arrived! I was lucky to snatch this beauty in the Korbanth Black Friday Sale. It is still empty, but fortunately I am part of a wonderful Lightsaber community with very talented installers and Sabersmiths. Cere completes my Fallen Order Saber collection. Don't they look great together? Can't wait to display them properly. If you want to join our saber community, it's a discord server (German language only tho). I can send you an invite, just shoot me a note <3

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“You were right about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short.”

- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

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Here we have the 89Sabers OWK1, featuring a removable chassis from Saber Bay, running a Proffieboard v2.2 with a removable battery & OLED screen. The saber also features an interchangeable pommel ring, so it can swap between the Episode I & II versions as you please.

In light of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi show premiering in just a few weeks, I thought I would share some shots of a recent commission. I have a few more pics saved up, alongside some glam shots of a Roman’s MK1, so be on the lookout for that in the next couple of days.

I’ve touched on this before, so I’ll just briefly mention it here; I grew up with the Prequels and because of it, I have a soft spot for them in spite of all their many problems. Especially after the Sequels. *gagging noises*

Moving swiftly along: It’s hard to imagine it nowadays, but there was a time that many people doubted Ewan McGregor’s ability to bring new life to a character like Obi-Wan Kenobi. Because the character was played with such effortless grace by the likes of Sir Alec Guinness, the young Scottish actor doubtless had a lot to live up to. Unsurprisingly (at least for those of us who had seen Trainspotting), he was more than up to the task - in fact, McGregor’s portrayal of the magnanimous Jedi Apprentice turned Master would go on to be celebrated as one of the greatest strengths of the entire Prequel saga. 

All that is to say, Obi-Wan’s lightsaber is a reflection of his character in both The Phantom Menace & Attack of the Clones. It’s simple, straight-forward and practical. It’s a fairly well-known story, how Ewan and costar Liam Neeson chose their respective lightsabers. Given only ten minutes to choose, they were required to make the decision based almost solely on their instincts. Whether intentional on the part of the actors or not, each chose a weapon that suited their characters quite well. 

...real quick though, can we talk about how weird it is that Obi-Wan wound up with virtually the same lightsaber in Episode II??? I get that he made a second one based on his first, but...like...c’mon. That thing got yeeted down a power reactor. Why wouldn’t you just give him his ANH lightsaber in the next film? Or better yet, give him his ROTS lightsaber in AOTC, so you can thereby build an in-universe reason as to why Obi’s Master lightsaber looks so different from one movie to the next?? 

Why yes, I will take the “First Person to Bitch About that Award”, thank you. 

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Korbanth DM2020 Lightsaber Hilt Unveiled | New Saber Alert

Korbanth DM2020 Lightsaber Hilt Unveiled | New Saber Alert

Korbanth has unveiled the DM2020 lightsaber hilt, which features a crystal reveal setup. The custom saber is inspired by the double-bladed Darth Maul lightsaber. The lightsaber will be available as an empty hilt or as an installed neopixel saber. DM2020 may be configured as two single hilts or as one saberstaff. Korbanth is targeting a July 2020 release date for the DM2020 lightsaber. The hilt is…

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Pimped my Cal Kestis Lightsaber with a modular Crystal Chamber today :D Totally felt like a certain tinkering red-head Jedi. Yeah, I could have just glued it together, but I wanted to archive a scrappier look. Fits the broken hilt better. And one of the best things is, that you can spot the crystal through the scratch in the hilt. It looks sooo good, finally my saber has a heart! I am happy now! Do you own any lightsaber? Please show me! I have some more, wanna see them? :D

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Best Lightsabers for dueling

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Best Skinny flex lightsaber

The Skinny Flex Lightsaber offers a unique and dynamic look and feel. Combining sleek lines, with a black-on-black design, this high-performance weapon will do more than just make you look cool. Its thin shape allows for accurate and precise strokes, making it the perfect choice for both Jedi masters and padawans alike. Not only will saberists be able to move quickly with more freedom of motion, but the hilt also fits comfortably in hand so that you can fight in your optimal stance without worry.

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My first post of 2022 - let’s kick things off with a bang:

Here we have a Mace Windu hilt by 89Sabers, sporting GOTH’s Master Chassis, printed in Rhodium & 18K Gold-Plated Brass. While not (in my opinion) my finest work, I do think this is a strong contender for one of the nicest sabers I’ve ever built.

Only the best for the Korun Master of the Order and resident Bad Mother Fucker. 

And as it happened, when I was commissioned to build this saber, I was also reading Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover, for the first time. First off, the TL;DR version of my review for that book is that it’s legitimately brilliant, and people should talk about it more often. 

Secondly, I also have a Depa Billaba saber that I’ve been working away on for the last several weeks and I’m just about ready to show it to you guys. Keep an eye out for that in the next few days. 

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“Anakin knew he wasn’t ready to be trained with a lightsaber yet, but this one held a special interest for him. Obi-Wan Kenobi had been Darth Vader’s Jedi teacher, and his Uncle Luke’s first teacher, too. Anakin ran a finger up the ridged handle and over the power stud, but did not press it.

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Thunder boomed from the speakers hidden in the walls, but Anakin did not stop until he stood directly before Orloc. Then, pressing the switch on the handle of Kenobi’s blade, Anakin ignited the lightsaber. The blade hummed in his hand, a bright pure blue sending its light through the darkness.”

- Junior Jedi Knights: Vader’s Fortress & Kenobi’s Blade, by Rebecca Moesta

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As something of a follow-up to my most recent post, here we have what is perhaps the ultimate example of the “How it started vs. how it’s going,” meme. 

Growing up in what is arguably the Golden Era of Star Wars media, aka the mid-90′s to 00′s, both of these sabers exist as touchstones of their respective eras. Between having an electronic toy of the former (circa the year of our Lourd 2002), and watching ANH religiously, these sabers are etched into my mind with astonishing clarity. They also go on to further illustrate the dichotomy between the Prequel Era and the Original Trilogy, offering insight into the mind of George Lucas:

In an era when few people had the imagination to dream of a far-off land of action, adventure and daring-do in the face of an evil empire, we see Lucas borrowing from the older traditions of storytelling, upon which to hang the framework of his Space Opera. The 1970′s was a time of incredible cultural upheaval; the United States had just lost the war in Vietnam, and the nation was facing an identity crisis. This was an era when dower, heavy films like Taxi Driver and first two Godfather films came out - a far cry from the fairy-tale-like imagination which infuses the Star Wars saga. In those early years, Lucas sought to create a lived-in world, turning over his vision to talented production designers like Roger Christian to bring his world to life. The design of the actual props & sets are owed to Christian & concept artists like Ralph McQuarrie as much as Lucas himself. That’s not even to mention his collaboration with incredible screenwriters like Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan. 

In stark contrast, the Prequel Era was conceived in its entirety by Lucas and - some could argue - for Lucas. Unlike the collaborative art from adversity that characterizes the Original Trilogy, Lucas wrote, produced and directed each of the Prequel films. This much narrower, myopic view makes the Prequels feel so much cleaner & sterilized, when compared to the OT. It lost some of its humanity, as it were. Granted, this does serve as a pretty effective narrative thread; the Prequels present us with a Utopian vision (on the surface) of the Old Republic so often alluded to in the OT, where the Jedi are many and powerful, when all the while, it’s rotten to its very core. The OT gives us a world that’s almost dystopian; everything is old, rusted, greasy & oil-stained. This universe has seen better days, long long ago - but at its heart, the story and by extension the protagonists, are all morally good - and light triumphs in the end. 

With the benefit of nearly twenty years of hindsight - and seeing what others can do with Star Wars - this really is a wonderful idea. It’s just really hard to enjoy the Prequels because of literally everything else going on in them. From the questionable casting choices, stilted dialogue, CGI effects that have not exactly aged gracefully & Lucas’ strange desire to attribute the Force to Midichlorians or whatever that was, they’re just bad movies. 

But you know what? I’ll still take them over the Sequels. 100%.

At the very least, you can tell that there are ideas behind what Lucas was trying to do with the Prequels, despite the fact that he just forgot how to make movies. The sequels don’t have any trace of connecting tissue, aside from a handful of characters that all happen to share names across three tonally, completely different corporate vehicles. 

Circling back around to the relevant topic at hand; here, in a single pair of images, we have the entire philosophy & production design of the Star Wars Saga distilled to their most basic elements. Likewise, they tell the story of a young Jedi who became a great Master, only to witness everything he sought to protect and build up, torn down and destroyed. And while I have little faith in Kathleen Kennedy’s producer-ship (and the fact that she said early drafts of the Kenobi scripts were too bleak), I can’t help but be just a little excited to see Ewan McGregor play Obi-Wan Kenobi again. 

Here’s hoping. 

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*dead silence*

…well, I’ll say this: it kind of makes the other one feel like a cheap knockoff. It took me a couple of months, but I finally finished this monster. A special build for a special dark lord, indeed.

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SaberBay: Empty Hilts and Parts Store (Lightsaber Company Spotlight)

SaberBay: Empty Hilts and Parts Store (Lightsaber Company Spotlight)

SaberBay (Etsy) is a United States based custom saber company that specializes in character inspired hilts and lightsaber parts for DIY lightsaber projects. The SaberBay Etsy store first launched in 2015.

SaberBay carries character inspired empty hilts manufactured by various custom saber companies. While SaberBay has sold mainly 89 Saberslightsaber hilts in particular, the company has also sold…

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This is an 89 Sabers custom Qui-Gon Jinn lightsaber hilt. 89 Sabers, sometimes written 89sabers, is a China based custom saber company. I purchased the hilt second hand so I didn’t get the hilt from 89 Sabers directly. This is neat hilt right out of the box since the hilt is mostly assembled. If you’d like to make the hilt kit display ready or cosplay ready, all you would need to do is attach metallic red switch more securely to the hilt. The blade plug, which is included, helps complete the look of the hilt as well.

Watch 89 Sabers Qui-Gon Jinn Lightsaber Hilt Review on YouTube

The 89 Sabers Qui-Gon Jinn lightsaber hilt features a removable shroud with a compartment underneath. To remove the shroud, simply unscrew the Covertec wheel and slide the shroud off the hilt. Then, unscrew one additional screw in order to access a hidden compartment. The compartment increases access to the inside of the hilt for sabersmiths or installers. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "sabersourcing-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "force fx lightsaber"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "c991cb93a111c36f08ab455e20ef839d"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "top"; amzn_assoc_title = "Shop Related Force FX Lightsaber Products"; amzn_assoc_rows = "1"; The top of the hilt features a blade plug with a elegant, minimalistic design. The blade plug has a metal, flat top. The flat top has an indented circle in the center. A discreet set screw serves as a blade retention screw near the top of the emitter section.

The hilt features with deep grooves in the grip section, a vibrant removable shroud with a mirror finish, and a metallic red switch with knurling on the side. The pommel is removable and threaded female. The hilt is about 11.5 inches long and about 1.5 inches in diameter with about a 1 inch inside diameter (ID). It’s not an overly larger hilt and feels comfortable in the hand. The 89 Sabers Qui-Gon Jinn (custom) lightsaber hilt comfortable to hold, and install friendly, and all around gorgeous in design.

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89 Sabers is a China based custom saber company that specializes in character inspired lightsaber hilts. SaberBay (Etsy) [affiliate link], based in the United States, sells some 89 Sabers hilt models in their store.

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89 Sabers Qui-Gon Jinn Lightsaber Hilt Review This is an 89 Sabers custom Qui-Gon Jinn lightsaber hilt. 89 Sabers, sometimes written 89sabers, is a China based custom saber company.