How to Make a Darksaber from Star Wars (Mandalorian / Rebels / Clone Wars) | I Like To Make Stuff

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Sorry, we had to re-upload the video this morning. The first version wasn't showing up in sub feeds for some reason.

[@itaquito6308]

I lov u

[@tonchito1449]

lov u

[@_Henners_]

Is your shirt based on classic Lego spacemen minifigures?

[@wrenchdoozer]

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).

[@wrenchdoozer]

... then the subsequent project would be to vinyl wrap the Land Cruiser in a color shift wrap.

[@noobikenoobi5580]

It’s only been in animated shows Mandalorian: I can fix that

[@ComiccollectorGamer]

Noobi Kenoobi the Mandolorian is awesome

[@jackdoherty5841]

"its only been in animated shows" Mandolorian- "Are you sure about that?"

[@aliddda328]

Did it appear really

[@ajamcan7264]

After I saw that, I was like “wait a fucking minute how the hell did that get there”

[@mistbornradiant4]

Rebels and CW: we have you two to one! The Mandalorian: I like those odds

[@derekbradley3763]

An elegant weapon from a more civilised age

[@OdieRaptor]

Derek Bradley civilized

[@condensedmilk4288]

*So uNSiVaLiZeD*

[@thelegodoctor932]

@@Leon-mg3zd It's a line Obi-Wan says in A New Hope

[@aliddda328]

Before the dark times before the empire

[@Gen0ration9k]

An elegant weapon converted to an ineffecient material, the weapon of warriors converted to a piece of wood.

[@joelthompson4801]

I imagine this will rightfully have more views and likes after The Mandalorian

[@S7AR2024]

I hate that

[@eugeniolejarza9702]

When you get spoiled but it just makes you more excited for getting Disney plus tomorrow lol

[@eugeniolejarza9702]

Infamas Live I’ll do it as fast as I can

[@DanielRodriguez-by3iu]

S7AR LORD 2024 why you so upset about the sword being recognized as badass

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

S7AR LORD 2024 hate what?

[@OutoftheWoodwork]

You had me at, "How to make a from Star Wars"

[@naiknaik8812]

When he said saber I felt that

[@icegamingfiregaming5441]

He had me at *big bang happens*

[@rbjr208]

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

[@TheMlgFox]

*Pre Vizsla wants to know your location*

[@brittcb16]

TheMlgFox underrated comment

[@dank9349]

*darth maul wants to know your location*

[@drewp.johnson9834]

*Pre Vizsla's head wants to know your location

[@sickfoo5506]

Unfortunately history wont see it that way

[@adamthompson9388]

@@dank9349 Darth Maul wants to know Pre Vizsla's location

[@jayrymer2097]

You're the first person I've seen who successfully made the Dark Saber. Awesome job!

[@thewolf8660]

04:50 "Now I want to point out that I have no idea what I'm doing." Story of my life.

[@RNG_Lemon]

give this man a metal

[@lucienreles2321]

Get this man a shield

[@landmarkcreations1183]

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

[@punishedprops]

Great work Bob! Always fun to see more prop projects! =D

[@JoggingBuckle68]

His name is Bob!?!?! I thought it was Mr make

[@TheCre8iveType]

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.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Good idea.

[@unclearsector4266]

This is honestly one of (if not, _the_ ) the coolest things that has every been built on KZbin!! Incredible!

[@stephenotvos6681]

you have very low expectations.

[@TheDIYWarrior]

So far the best darksaber I’ve seen on KZbin. 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.

[@washinthewind]

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.

[@maythefourth116]

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!

[@mark_loveless]

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.

[@Quintesson16]

"Hey, you didnt make that sword, you stole that from a KZbinr!" "Unfortunately, history wont see it that way"

[@ct7567CaptRex]

Underrated comment

[@azurequincy]

Everythings stolen from someone before

[@velazquezarmouries]

that youtuber stole it from a disney copyrighted series which one is worse?

[@premiereyeti]

Is that a joke

[@hypergrizzly4778]

Actually again history will be rewrote, a channel called " Odin Makes" just did the same Dark Saber with the same blank blade pattern.

[@chinyong1]

18:00 When clamp champ is not enough, you need stack champ!

[@trash_panda_99]

i love that you didn't put the video on hold for the sponsor. we got to keep watching you work while we listened about the sponsor. i appreciate that

[@Oldsah]

Rebels : decentchild series. Clone Wars: Where kids became men. 501st, for the republic.

[@Krosstic]

Real men are forged by the 41st elite scout corps

[@Oldsah]

@@Krosstic Lies, deception.

[@Krosstic]

Can Erkin S. It’s treason, then...

[@Oldsah]

@@Krosstic Execute Big Smokes Order

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

@@Oldsah First Order : Daddy Issues ?

[@mrharker1905]

Love when the scroll saw is playing the drums! @5:45

[@j_quyatt]

Glad someone else noticed 😂

[@Vinsternator40]

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.

[@TMW_ShadowStarr]

I wanna see them make a Darksaber now...

[@toxin18gamingairsoft89]

THANKS FOR WATCHING MAN AT ARMS MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OTHER VIDEOS 😂😂🤣🤣

[@cybermex90]

@Justin Dolliver even the tsuka is made this way in traditional katana making. so pls

[@ChishioAme]

@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.

[@alverick7700]

I thought Tang was a drink?

[@sjmaguirepdx]

Great project, Bob! Here's a tip for acrylic... If you want to get a more finished edge, sand up a couple grits then lightly and quickly kiss the edge with a propane torch. You'll get a nice polished edge. Just don't do too much or it will become too transparent and you'll see the LEDs. Of course you can always knock it back down a bit with a 400 grit or so.

[@alphaghoul6842]

This is literally my favorite light saber!!

[@ximonmc3077]

It’s not a lightsaber. Its a darksaber, found by the mandalorians, before the old republic.

[@alphaghoul6842]

@@ximonmc3077 true! I already figured out along time ago! But thanks! 🙂

[@JD-be7ys]

Bob, thank you for again showing us that as adults it is still okay to play with toys. Keep building and inspiring!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

It's always okay to play with toys

[@andyiliff7793]

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! 👍

[@guts1748]

This is probably the best dark saber build I’ve seen on YT

[@micheltbooltink]

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.

[@wrenchdoozer]

... or black vinyl wrap and the light squiggles are etched out of the black.

[@DC...]

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.

[@stevejohnson1685]

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.

[@RedHeadKevin]

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.

[@collinwinnail]

Hey Bob! If you take regular plexiglass, and spray one side black, then you can scratch the white lines into the black paint (maybe even with a light coat of white paint on the back side of the scratches). You could get a computer board that would cause the LED to flicker, which might have the desired effect of simulating movement in the white lines. They even make LED bulbs that flicker! Going with a thin plexiglass might even make the saber lighter.

[@rontank13]

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!

[@Raybro16]

i was at an art exhibit for a college field trip called the Good Luck Gallery back in 2017 in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Its a place whose artworks are often created by mental patients. To be honest, I find a lot of these artworks very fascinating, as in my opinion they give a glance at the persons damaged and ill mind. As much as we can learn about our mental health and how to give it proper treatment and therapy, there is still so much we don't know about the mind.

[@andrewmoynihan4785]

It looks unreal, I have a suggestion to improve it - apply a layer of vantablack or Black 3.0 to it

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

Can you even buy that stuff?

[@kube410]

not from a jedi

[@Aidan-zc8wx]

@@Hammer_Of_Olympia The powers of the dark side are a pathway to many abilities (read special decor) that many consider... unnatural

[@FrikinOSM]

Could have painted clear acrylic black where black acrylic is, then scraped away where you wanted to get the patterned effect.

[@RyanBischoffPercussion]

@@FrikinOSM that’s my plan with the one I’m making

[@gwm-btdbattlesagar.ioandmo9988]

This guy better be the next production designer for the next Star Wars Film.

[@stafdehat]

That acrylic cement works fantastically on both PLA and PETG 3d prints as well.

[@cosplaycallahan]

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.

[@superdaveofendor]

I don't know Bob, that's not how Tarre Vizsla made his sword...

[@Iliketomakestuff]

True, true.

[@metallo732]

Tarre Who ???

[@PrograError]

@@metallo732 the first mando jedi

[@BoltGamr]

@@PrograError I find his lack of knowledge disturbing.

[@towerbunga]

@@BoltGamr same here

[@Pickswitch]

Awesome. that seems so fun and makes me want to make one.

[@forby_]

Do it!

[@matt34dogify]

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

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

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

[@The_Wosh]

@@JohnWilliams-wl9px to be fair everything outside the death star, naboo, or the higher parts of coruscant looks aged

[@Theycallmeernie88]

Awesome build and video! A suggestion to get the pattern you wanted: Use all white acrylic, spray paint the edges black, sharpen the edges, peel off the protective paper, and slap black vinyl with the cut outs of the pattern you wanted on the surface.

[@Theycallmeernie88]

PS mostly my wife's idea

[@twincities69]

Bob, I think you missed your calling as a Weapons Props Master for Star Wars or any movie for that matter. Great looking saber!!!

[@PrograError]

it's a bit far for props master knowing the quality... but a shoutout why not...

[@rakeere8761]

Dude this has to be the coolest darksaber I've ever seen.

[@clearshade3560]

Anyone here after season 1 ending of the mandalorian

[@S7AR2024]

Shut up

[@danylopolishchuk1748]

Clear Shade this is the way

[@sebastiankincannon8934]

Yup

[@aquajasper]

Yep yep, just watched it today actually lol

[@therustydhael1528]

Anyone one here before The Mandalorian and actually knew what it was?

[@frankcosyns2348]

the black saber was actualy one of my favorite lightsabers so i'm happy to see that it's possible to make

[@greghesnon3376]

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

[@PaganWizard]

I think for the "light squiggles" you were talking about at the end of the video, I might have 2 possible solutions for you. The first would be to carve your lines in the black acrylic all the way through as you mentioned, and then fill the cuts with resin, provided it doesn't melt the acrylic, or maybe use plexiglass for the clear part of the blade if that works too. Then you could sand the blade smooth, and give it a gloss clear coat, or leave the sanded finish as the final finish for a rustic and weathered look. The next option is to use vinyl wrap on the clear plexiglass. After the vinyl has been applied, carefully carve out your lines, and you're done.

[@theoneandonlygree1203]

The dark saber: perfect for any Pre-Visla cosplay

[@plaguegang8787]

Or maul

[@Mr_Peem]

Disk Drive that’ll be hard when the cosplay is just a head

[@joefran8443]

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

[@christofix]

This is so cool! You make crazy stuff time after time, thats why I love your channel so much! Greetings

[@kglax10]

I am so glad someone is making props from Clone Wars/Rebels, and it turned out great!

[@ThatGeekyMaker]

The Force is with you Bob!

[@Latinhero70]

ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY BRILLIANTLY MADE! Especially for the first time. 🔥👍

[@antoniedits5184]

i am also a big fan of starwars and ILTMS! love your work

[@artworksenvisioneering2167]

Awesome as usual. Two ideas: 1) could you laser cut the squiggles? Or would it melt and ruin the acrylic? 2) Laser cut a router jig for routing mortise work. If you have a diameter modifier set to match your router plate, you just draw the mortise shape you want and it adds the dia (rad) of your plate. Might be handy for all sorts of quick custom templates. Great work.

[@D2Kprime]

I'd love to see you and Odin Abbott partner together on a project.

[@hypergrizzly4778]

Well they didnt but he actually copied the blade without the pattern.

[@nerdyviews]

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!

[@halflife103]

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.

[@scottdreitlein363]

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

[@bowenwerner3085]

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!

[@wintermelon8092]

Bowen Werner you weren’t first

Very good Dark Side

[@Traveler_202]

Excuse a me but I think the words your looking for are “dark saber from the clone wars”

[@relanarkin7146]

the title literally says that

[@bruhmoment5465]

@@relanarkin7146 thumbnail says rebels, mate.

[@TheLinkmaster001]

@@bruhmoment5465 It appears in both, no not really a big deal...

[@biged961]

Toxic Star Wars fan detected

[@bruhmoment5465]

@@biged961 no, just a correct fan

[@derweltenbauer269]

...I'm not even mad about the sponsorship thing, which is odd, considering I usually am, but you did something good with it. You did the whole promotion thing, but at the same time, you kept the actual entertaining stuff running in the background, for which I applaud you. Great content, and clever money-making, you, sir, have earned a sub.

[@AnimeBoyVFX]

That's true. We need to keep going as a DIY goods

[@calolson9572]

Something I always notice is how well produced / edited your music tracks are. Great production skills - love it!

[@VMOwens86]

Hey it's Violet from: I like to watch Bob make stuff!!

[@mr.eeggbert1340]

Hey its egg, From reading violets comment about watching bob make stuff

[@VMOwens86]

@@mr.eeggbert1340 I literally just LOL'd

[@WinchesterxNL]

What's up guys. It's Winchester. Liking Egg and Violegs comments, while watching Bob make stuff!

[@DonJay00001]

For the lightning effect instead of painting clear acrylic black, like a lot of people suggested below, which could chip away if used, say on a con floor, I'd use some sort of thick black vinyl decal, like the ones used to tint car windows, with an already pre-cut lightning pattern. It'd have a clearer effect for the pattern than scratching back paint which could also damage the acrylic blade.

[@IonutNedelcu]

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?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

It probably would, cool idea

[@TrentR42]

@@Iliketomakestuff That sounds like a good CNC update to this project.

[@jebowlin3879]

one thing you could do to get the etching on the black blade, you could use clear acrylic all the way around and maybe paint the inside of it black then etch away where you want

[@blakek.7201]

Hey bob are you gunna ever finish the R2D2?

[@forby_]

Very soon!

[@songer718]

Bob that was so cool! Great job!!!

[@capones4296]

It even looks like it’s been animated with squash and stretch in the dark when you swing it

[@ajrv]

To make the light squiggles on the side (suggestion): You could perhaps use clear acrylic on the outsides, paint them black, and then scrape away the paint where you want light to come through. I have never worked with acrylic, so I don't know how well this would work. I really enjoyed this video and will be watching more of your content! And yes, KZbin brought me here because of The Mandalorian. :)

[@marcusyoung2973]

You have teach alot of thing i had made so far was the secret room the bathroom and the tree house

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I really enjoy watching you make all this cool stuff!!! I also see that I'm not the only one who is looking for an update on your R2D2 model. Even if you aren't making any progress yet, just give us a short update to keep us going until you can get back to working on it!

[@hobbitjs]

I feel like you made this video just for me

[@noahpaessens7498]

Hey Bob, if you take the black acrylic off you could sand the black inside off and then you would be able to make the effect on the outside.

[@EhlistarsWrath]

If you’re a true Star Wars fan, you know this came from *legends*

[@guilhermericci01]

Legends? I thought that darksaber came from The Clone Wars.

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Guilherme Ricci Noh :u it started in legends! Sith knights used dark sabers, they were also called “Sith sabres” if I remember

[@God-Azriel]

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.

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Death you are not a true Star Wars fan

[@Slender_Man_186]

Death nope, Luke discovers a lost tribe of Sith who use black sabers.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Great video! Gonna be honest, the one thing I didn't like was referring to a Lightsaber hilt as a handle... I know, I know. 0:20

[@KQS4556]

Put this guy, hacksmith, brains techkneowlogy together with TKOR they will become stark industries

[@mekumcream8279]

We should respect that he made this before anyone knew what the darksaber is

[@Tacos4EverOfficial]

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.

[@AyabaraGaming]

Bob! you should cut out your squiggles for the lightning in the blade then fill the holes with resin! also to help keep the handle together, you could cut out the lines on the bottom more (actually have alternating dips like teeth) then have metal brackets that fill the gaps, ie [ wood ] then put magnets in the back of the blade so the brackets stay in! if you attempt it again, you could use battery housings to hold in the batteries better and maybe cut the hilt in half so you can route out the holes you need equally on either side. if you then screw all the way though the blade blade and the hilt where they meet, you can anchor it with screws or pegs like you do a knife, BUT because you have to put that cap on the top of the blade at the hilt (the thicker part) you can hide the screws!

[@reelsteelracer1346]

Damnet almost first! I love your videos man!! You teach me allot

[@hamilpatel4025]

looks really good in the dark.

[@adamdodski3627]

How many people paused at 18:00 just to see the obvious "clamp champ"

[@TheKOzality]

I definitely did!

[@forby_]

did you catch all 3? 🕵️‍♂️

[@seth6878]

And 19:13

[@seth6878]

and 19:20

[@seth6878]

and 19:24

[@L3x4Pr0ne]

This turned out beautifully. Enjoyable watch!

[@abdullahrashid4288]

Came here from the mandalorian This is the way

[@Mr_Peem]

Abdullah Rashid no

[@abdullahrashid4288]

Thicc_Boi_Matt yes

[@danthemakerman]

Nice build the final piece turned out great!

[@theoneandonlygree1203]

I just realized he was wearing the OG LEGO space logo

[@manimegalaisomasundaram9266]

Sorry but at what time

[@roweproductions9424]

9:03 fella 🙂

[@lopaka76]

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.

[@jacobfauth8477]

Tip for beveling the blade, You can take a drill bit that is the same thickness as the blade and lay the blade down on a flat surface, lay the drill bit down on the same flat surface with the point to the edge of the blade and run it along the length of the blade, this will mark the center and you can bevel it from there.

[@lydialyle3155]

This is even cooler cause it's in The Mandalorian

[@espark3259]

Black blade with white outline looks great in the dark, even better than usual lightsaber)

[@ihspider08]

The Darksaber: brought to you by AA batteries

[@lukek.5773]

I am a bit of a saber nut, and I have been looking for a good way to do this type of build. you've successfully filed me with inspiration. to bad I don't have time for what I want to do lmao

[@drupadbaiju5166]

*THE MANDALORIANS WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

[@JunkPileOMatic]

This is absolutely my favorite Star Wars Prop you have made . It is Awesome!!!

[@raskol930]

whos here after the mandalorian finale

[@Taz_E_Waz_E]

Dat shot with gideon was mmph! Nice

[@S7AR2024]

Shut up

[@Oldsah]

Also for the white scribbles you can use clear acrylic cut the protective film inverse paint it black and the part that you want tobe white will stay white. Additionally to make a smoother clear-black transition you can spray through a filter from afar and use those diffused particles of paint to make it get clearer and clearer .

[@spacewizard8277]

So Moff Gideon got his lightsaber from him.

[@CT7056]

Or he made his own

[@ibn_adham]

You guys do know there's only 1 darksaber, yeah?

[@thegooddoctor413]

your channel is a treasure, made my day today

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Aww, thanks!