The wooden ANH Graflex

[uglyguitarguy]

Beautiful work! I'm interested in your blade rig. What's inside your blade? What does your socket look like?

I tried to DIY my own lightsaber blades for a few years and quickly realized how important material down in the handle is lol

The last pic above shows the socket, which is just a hole cut through the wood with a .75" forstner bit, and I used a .75 inch dowel (with maybe a touch of sanding) to fit snugly. Then, I just countersunk some magnets into both ends to give a little bit more of a captive experience when putting the blade in and to make sure it doesn't accidentally fly out if someone gives it a little twirl. It's actually quite solid in the socket with just the press fit friction and the magnets!

 

[uglyguitarguy]

I've always wanted to see more wooden lightsabers, like Gungi (Wookie Padawan) used.

I have a dream of making a wooden lightsaber with a working neopixel blade some day. We'll see...

 

[pengbuzz]

I have a dream of making a wooden lightsaber with a working neopixel blade some day. We'll see...

I wonder if any Jedi used wood for their lightsaber hilts?

 

[kickman88]

I wonder if any Jedi used wood for their lightsaber hilts?

Gungi's lightsaber

Gungi's lightsaber was the personal lightsaber of the Wookiee Jedi Padawan Gungi. The weapon was constructed out of the wood from a Brylark tree and emitted a green blade. It was built aboard the Paladin-class corvette Crucible in the year 20 BBY. The weapon was present during the rescue of...

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[thd9791]

The last pic above shows the socket, which is just a hole cut through the wood with a .75" forstner bit, and I used a .75 inch dowel (with maybe a touch of sanding) to fit snugly. Then, I just countersunk some magnets into both ends to give a little bit more of a captive experience when putting the blade in and to make sure it doesn't accidentally fly out if someone gives it a little twirl. It's actually quite solid in the socket with just the press fit friction and the magnets!

MAGNETS that’s so creative.. yeah okay, the press fit hole and the magnets add more security. That’s fantastic

 

[GreyGuard38]

Gungi's lightsaber

Gungi's lightsaber was the personal lightsaber of the Wookiee Jedi Padawan Gungi. The weapon was constructed out of the wood from a Brylark tree and emitted a green blade. It was built aboard the Paladin-class corvette Crucible in the year 20 BBY. The weapon was present during the rescue of...

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Good picture of all the youngling's lightsabers at the end of that article.