How to Make a Darksaber from Star Wars (Mandalorian / Rebels / Clone Wars) | I Like To Make Stuff
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- I absolutely love Star Wars. I also love the animated series Star Wars Rebels & Clone Wars. In this video I show you how to make the infamous Darksaber! This video was sponsored by Weldbond, check it out at amzn.to/2XKXq7I in the US and amzn.to/2xSdtRZ in Canada!
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This project goes to show that you don't have to have access to electronic tools like 3d printers and CNC machines to recreate your favorite items from movies and tv shows. Using materials like wood, mdf, foam mats, and acrylic sheets allows you to creatively make amazing items and painting them afterward really adds the detail. We encourage you to pick something that speaks to you and start cutting some inexpensive materials. You can do it!
For those familiar with lightsabers, most of them are cylindrical. The Darksaber is rectangular with slightly rounded edges. You could easily model and 3d print the hilt, but because of its easy-to-replicate shape, I decided to use some basswood that I had. Before I looked at any screen shots, I cut the wooden hilt to a size that felt right. The guard was similarly angular and I cut and glue that together so that it slid onto the hilt snuggly. I marked the lines for the engraved details and scored them into the wood using some files.
We intend on this amazing lightsaber lighting up, and to do that we need to fit a strip of LEDs, a switch, and a battery compartment. The LEDs that we purchased came with a small battery compartment and a switch, but it wasn't going to fit inside the hilt. I took it all apart and drew out the cavity onto the hilt. In order to make everything fit inside the handle, I cut a slice of the hilt off. This scale will act as a cover for the battery compartment.
To hog out the space for the batteries, the switch, and the blade, I used a router to create a pocket inside the hilt. With this space completed, I can install the guard and the battery cover that will be held in place using magnets. With the hilt structurally complete, it is time to cut the pieces of acrylic for the blade.
The Darksaber is, well dark, but it has a very predominant white edge glow. To achieve this affect, I used a sheet of clear acrylic as the center layer and sandwich it with pieces of black acrylic. So that the blade will glow nice and bright, I routed out the center of the clear blade to make room for the LED strip to run up the entire length. I used a combination of table saw and band saw to give the clear sheet the unusual lightsaber its shape. The blade's tang fit snuggly down into the wooden hilt and it started to look amazing!
After laying in the LED strips, I used some acrylic solvent to adhere the black scales to the sides of the clear blade. The opaque black acrylic will block the light from most of the blade, but the clear center will shine the light out toward the edges, giving the saber that cool affect. To finish out the blade, I took the layered assembly over to the belt sander and ground in a bevel for the front and back. This ensured that the clear center layer would protrude out farther than the black layers and give us a consistent edge glow.
Now that the hilt is made, carved, and accepts the blade, it is ready to be painted. In the shows, the hilt has a metallic appearance, so I painted it using some shiny silver paint. To make it look like a battle-hardened weapon, I weathered the hilt using some diluted darker paint brushed into the detailed areas. After the paint dried, I assembled the whole thing, added some fresh batteries, and the Darksaber was complete!
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I lov u
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Is your shirt based on classic Lego spacemen minifigures?
Nice project. I wonder if a fully clear acrylic blade with black vinyl wrap (like they use for cars) would help with the light squiggles. That said, the downside is that the finished product is less durable (if someone picks at the vinyl).
... then the subsequent project would be to vinyl wrap the Land Cruiser in a color shift wrap.
It’s only been in animated shows
Mandalorian: I can fix that
Noobi Kenoobi the Mandolorian is awesome
"its only been in animated shows"
Mandolorian- "Are you sure about that?"
Did it appear really
After I saw that, I was like “wait a fucking minute how the hell did that get there”
Rebels and CW: we have you two to one!
The Mandalorian: I like those odds
*Pre Vizsla wants to know your location*
TheMlgFox underrated comment
*darth maul wants to know your location*
*Pre Vizsla's head wants to know your location
Unfortunately history wont see it that way
@@dank9349 Darth Maul wants to know Pre Vizsla's location
An elegant weapon from a more civilised age
Derek Bradley civilized
*So uNSiVaLiZeD*
@@Leon-mg3zd It's a line Obi-Wan says in A New Hope
Before the dark times before the empire
An elegant weapon converted to an ineffecient material, the weapon of warriors converted to a piece of wood.
I imagine this will rightfully have more views and likes after The Mandalorian
I hate that
When you get spoiled but it just makes you more excited for getting Disney plus tomorrow lol
Infamas Live I’ll do it as fast as I can
S7AR LORD 2024 why you so upset about the sword being recognized as badass
S7AR LORD 2024 hate what?
BOB: *Turns the blade on for the first time*
ME: "Too bad he can't make that blur effect it has when it's in motion--"
BOB: *Starts swinging it*
ME: "ON THE OTHER HAND..."
Awesome build, dude! xD
You had me at, "How to make a from Star Wars"
When he said saber I felt that
He had me at *big bang happens*
Thanks in part to your channel, my son wants to build stuff and work around the house with me now. Thanks man!Keep up the great work
You're the first person I've seen who successfully made the Dark Saber. Awesome job!
04:50 "Now I want to point out that I have no idea what I'm doing." Story of my life.
give this man a metal
Get this man a shield
"Hey, you didnt make that sword, you stole that from a RUclipsr!"
"Unfortunately, history wont see it that way"
Underrated comment
Everythings stolen from someone before
that youtuber stole it from a disney copyrighted series which one is worse?
Is that a joke
Actually again history will be rewrote, a channel called " Odin Makes" just did the same Dark Saber with the same blank blade pattern.
This is honestly one of (if not, _the_ ) the coolest things that has every been built on RUclips!! Incredible!
you have very low expectations.
Rebels : decentchild series.
Clone Wars: Where kids became men. 501st, for the republic.
Real men are forged by the 41st elite scout corps
@@Krosstic Lies, deception.
Can Erkin S. It’s treason, then...
@@Krosstic Execute Big Smokes Order
@@Erksah68 First Order : Daddy Issues ?
Great work Bob! Always fun to see more prop projects! =D
His name is Bob!?!?! I thought it was Mr make
I just got home from an absolute crap day at work which ended in my car dying on the freeway. a half hour long "just for fun" build is EXACTLY what I need right now. Thank you for this, and for all the amazing content you create.
Nice! While I would never build this, I watched all the details because it is interesting to watch someone problem solve. It's the kind of maker improv I really enjoy.
I've watched enough MAN AT ARMS to know that the best way to make the handle is to get it the right size and then cut it in half and cut out the channel for the tang of the blade.
I wanna see them make a Darksaber now...
THANKS FOR WATCHING MAN AT ARMS MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OTHER VIDEOS 😂😂🤣🤣
@Justin Dolliver even the tsuka is made this way in traditional katana making. so pls
@Justin Dolliver It's actually how _all_ wooden sword handles were made; it's the best method for creating a handle that has no side to side movement that might throw off your edge alignment. The rapier is the major outlier in this, but since it was a thrust centric weapon where edge alignment mattered far less (except in destreza), they could get away with just drilling a slot for the very narrow tang.
I thought Tang was a drink?
Perhaps it's an idea top make the blade out of one piece of acrylic .
Put high power leds in the base of the blade and let the light travel through the acrylic.
Paint the blade black.
Sand the bevels.
And scratch the lightning marks in the blade.
This could give the desired result.
... or black vinyl wrap and the light squiggles are etched out of the black.
Create a stencil of the lightning arcs.
Paint over the stencil directly into the acrylic.
If he wants the lightning to be dynamic then you'd use an inner slab of black sheet metal as the basis for a tesla coil within the acrylic structure.
Would be really cool if he throws in an accelerometer tied to a pot that increases intensity of the light when swung and reduces the tesla coil output.
I've tried that exact approach (LEDs in the base of the blade, etc.) - it doesn't work, because the acrylic diffuses the light out along the length of the blade, resulting in a reallly bright base, progressively dimmer along the length, and a very dim tip. ILTMS has a good solution here.
Regarding the squiggles, maybe this might work: a central core of clear, with two layers (thin black and thin smoke gray) on each side, with the squiggles cut out of the black. This would preserve the shiny, smooth exterior of the blade, and allow the light to come through the smoke gray layers.
I can see a problem with painting the outside of the blade: You jut KNOW you're going to swing this around, and it will get scratched to hell.
I don't know Bob, that's not how Tarre Vizsla made his sword...
True, true.
Tarre Who
???
@@metallo732 the first mando jedi
@@PrograError I find his lack of knowledge disturbing.
@@boltgamr1029 same here
18:00 When clamp champ is not enough, you need stack champ!
It looks unreal, I have a suggestion to improve it - apply a layer of vantablack or Black 3.0 to it
Can you even buy that stuff?
not from a jedi
@@Hammer_Of_Olympia The powers of the dark side are a pathway to many abilities (read special decor) that many consider... unnatural
Could have painted clear acrylic black where black acrylic is, then scraped away where you wanted to get the patterned effect.
@@FrikinOSM that’s my plan with the one I’m making
Personally I like how you didn't do the lightening effects on the blade, looks more streamlined with your design and I want to make one now
Matt Evans Yeah like it gives the impression this is what the dark saber looked like when it was first made, the lighting gives it a more aged look to it
@@JohnWilliams-wl9px to be fair everything outside the death star, naboo, or the higher parts of coruscant looks aged
Omg this is awesome
Anytime I see anything Star Wars related, I stop what I’m doing and go see what it’s about. This video is a great example of that! Huge Star Wars fan, I am! Love the videos!
Bob, I think you missed your calling as a Weapons Props Master for Star Wars or any movie for that matter.
Great looking saber!!!
it's a bit far for props master knowing the quality... but a shoutout why not...
This is literally my favorite light saber!!
It’s not a lightsaber. Its a darksaber, found by the mandalorians, before the old republic.
@@ximonmc3077 true! I already figured out along time ago! But thanks! 🙂
So far the best darksaber I’ve seen on RUclips. I think getting clear acrylic, painting it gloss black and then adding in the scratches, would work to make the blade look like it does in the show.
Before I even watch this video, I have liked and audibly exclaimed in excitement. I always thought the darksaber was a really cool piece of the Star Wars mythos. I love prop and electronics projects, especially weapons. I'm stoked to watch this! 👍
Anyone here after season 1 ending of the mandalorian
Shut up
Clear Shade this is the way
Yup
Yep yep, just watched it today actually lol
Anyone one here before The Mandalorian and actually knew what it was?
Bob, I've been watching your videos for a while and gained a ton of knowledge and inspiration. My son saw this video and wants to build one too. He had never shown interest in "making" I hope this project turns his mind. Thank you!
This guy better be the next production designer for the next Star Wars Film.
You using the band saw to cut the handle really helped me in making the handle for my wooden hammer
I made a test cut first to get the right size
The dark saber: perfect for any Pre-Visla cosplay
Or maul
Disk Drive that’ll be hard when the cosplay is just a head
That acrylic cement works fantastically on both PLA and PETG 3d prints as well.
Love when the scroll saw is playing the drums! @5:45
Glad someone else noticed 😂
Something I always notice is how well produced / edited your music tracks are. Great production skills - love it!
To get the effect on the black part, you could do use clear acrylic instead of black acrylic and you could use got glow as masking material and paint it Black and after that take off the hot glue and the light should be able to come out the unpainted parts
i am also a big fan of starwars and ILTMS! love your work
Looks awesome !
I am so glad someone is making props from Clone Wars/Rebels, and it turned out great!
This is so cool! You make crazy stuff time after time, thats why I love your channel so much! Greetings
I'd love to see you and Odin Abbott partner together on a project.
Well they didnt but he actually copied the blade without the pattern.
Loved watching the problem solving in action. Glad you finished the project!
You can create your own black acrylic by painting one side of it... then just scrape out the light squiggles. I used this method to create a shadowbox style sign. The lettering was very precise and complex so I had the logo cut out of adhesive vinyl in reverse, stuck it to the back of the acrylic, painted over it in black then removed the vinyl letters. It worked really well and the nice part was that the finish on the outside of the acrylic was completely uniform, no matter how bad the inside was.
Good idea.
You have teach alot of thing i had made so far was the secret room the bathroom and the tree house
The Force is with you Bob!
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY BRILLIANTLY MADE! Especially for the first time. 🔥👍
That is so cool!
id say its a bit too big but i think that was my thoughts in the cartoons as well...
Either way, best Dark Saber recreation ive EVER seen.
It even looks like it’s been animated with squash and stretch in the dark when you swing it
This is probably the best dark saber build I’ve seen on YT
looks really good in the dark.
Excuse a me but I think the words your looking for are “dark saber from the clone wars”
the title literally says that
@@relanarkin7146 thumbnail says rebels, mate.
@@bruhmoment5465 It appears in both, no not really a big deal...
Toxic Star Wars fan detected
@@biged961 no, just a correct fan
Hey it's Violet from:
I like to watch Bob make stuff!!
Hey its egg,
From reading violets comment about watching bob make stuff
@@mr.eeggbert1340 I literally just LOL'd
What's up guys. It's Winchester. Liking Egg and Violegs comments, while watching Bob make stuff!
the black saber was actualy one of my favorite lightsabers so i'm happy to see that it's possible to make
Bob that was so cool! Great job!!!
That’s amazing! Also I was the second person to like and obviously the first to comment. Thank you Bob for being an amazing source of entertainment and I love seeing all my favorite props come to life! Thank you soooo much!
Bowen Werner you weren’t first
I feel like you made this video just for me
Love it! From concept to creation! First, just pieces of wood and plexiglass! Then you make it into what you want it to be. Amazing creativity!
I really enjoy how you incorporate your thoughts thru each "problem" and how to overcome them, it just keeps it real.
Keep up the great work, can't wait to see what's next
Looks amazing!
Great job Bob. Would it work if you cut out the shapes from the black acrylic and pour clear acrylic to fill them back up?
It probably would, cool idea
@@Iliketomakestuff That sounds like a good CNC update to this project.
That's true. We need to keep going as a DIY goods
Wow !!! Awesome job !!!
Hey bob are you gunna ever finish the R2D2?
Very soon!
Came here from the mandalorian
This is the way
Abdullah Rashid no
Thicc_Boi_Matt yes
That’s so cool!
Bob! What a great build! Thanks for sharing!
Damnet almost first! I love your videos man!! You teach me allot
I just realized he was wearing the OG LEGO space logo
Sorry but at what time
9:03 fella 🙂
I see it now and then, but not this time. Every time I do see it I have to say "spaceship" lol I'm 42, still a seven years old mind sometimes.
this was really cool. I loved how the tron-esq it is as well
This turned out beautifully. Enjoyable watch!
The Darksaber: brought to you by AA batteries
Bruh. There are companies that sell just the dark saber blades for nearly $200. Yours is legitimately 100x better looking than anything they sell. You should refine it, and sell them.
Had to come back and rewatch this after that last episode of The Mandalorian. Such a great project and I think the way you made the blade looks really cool!
So love it !! .I love Starwars !! So awesome !!
How many people paused at 18:00 just to see the obvious "clamp champ"
I definitely did!
did you catch all 3? 🕵️♂️
And 19:13
and 19:20
and 19:24
If you’re a true Star Wars fan, you know this came from *legends*
Legends? I thought that darksaber came from The Clone Wars.
Guilherme Ricci Noh :u it started in legends!
Sith knights used dark sabers, they were also called “Sith sabres” if I remember
The Sith never used the black Saber and there has only ever been one which was created and use by Tarre Vizsla until he died. He was the first and only mandalorian Jedi.
Death you are not a true Star Wars fan
Death nope, Luke discovers a lost tribe of Sith who use black sabers.
Man that is so awsome
Awesome job! That looks sick!
This is even cooler cause it's in The Mandalorian
*THE MANDALORIANS WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
You could use black vinyl instead of black acrylic. Patterns could be cut out with a plotter or stripped with a dremel. Added after the bevel would give clean lines to the edge.
Awesome! Great Work!
whos here after the mandalorian finale
Dat shot with gideon was mmph! Nice
Shut up
Put this guy, hacksmith, brains techkneowlogy together with TKOR they will become stark industries
Great project and great words of wisdom Bob! Thanks for making this!
FUN Build!! Great video!!!
So Moff Gideon got his lightsaber from him.
Or he made his own
You guys do know there's only 1 darksaber, yeah?
Make a spider Man suit. ( The homemade one from Spiderman: Homecoming)
Great job.... looks really really good!
**𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠**
How did you get this font?
Blue Eye Woodworking If you’re on iOS (not sure if it’s on Android), download an app called “Fonts”; the app icon should be white with a black uppercase and lowercase “A”. Once you get the app, just follow the instructions in the app and you can use the keyboard anywhere.
Build something from the legend of zelda
Wow! Your work is AMAZING!!! I admire your work ethic and eye for detail!!! Beautiful!
This is an epic build. turned out amazing.
Too bad you to make the one from rebels not clone wars :(
What's so bad and I don't see the difference
“This has only been in an animated show” oh boy...
CT_Plays this was 5 months ago no one knew that it was going to be in mandalorian
Amazing project!
THATS REALLY COOL!
Anyone watching this after seeing the last episode of Mando?
Your not special!
@@s7arlet2024 and you less
ThePlatGamer in any moment he say was special? No, you only say it, whats the problem with oropel see this video for Mandalorian? I only see this video because show me in recomendations
One question, you share this video with someone or contributed money to the creator? No? Then you shut up, at Least Mandalorian make publicity for this video, you nothing
@@99999drake First thing this video isn't monetized and second thing he only hates people like "i am Star Wars Fan" and then they doesn't know anything of Star Wars Lore (Legends) or animated Series.
Aglow first, you se the description? He announce merchandasing, so more people see, more oportunity of make money
Second, you invented that, he just showing hatred and saying shut up anyone comments after the Mandalorian
Looks great