Anakus, A Clone Wars Era Jedi Saberby LDM

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Anakus, A Clone Wars Era Jedi Saber

This is a saber styled in the vein of my favorite prequel saber the Anakin AOTC. It is not meant to be a replica, but it has a number of design cues taken from various prequel and OT sabers. It is "Graflexy, MPPy, Anakiny". It s completely custom machined saber with a uni-body design and is, therefore exceptionally durable. I worked very hard to achieve the current finish of this hilt. I machined a bunch of subtle details including some knurled "strips" under the grips that mimic the knurled "clamp" on Anakin's ROTS saber. I also did a ton of polishing work with steel wool to give it some texture. There are tons of "polished" sabers out there, but this one is meant to look like it has been used and polished over and over again. I have literally been building this since 2008 (that is the time stamp on my original pictures) and am finally happy with the result. Even though I used t-tack grips, this saber is not as thick and uncomfortable as it's Graflex sisters since the OD is only 1.375", which is much less than a Graflex's OD. I went with my favorite blade color/FoC combo (cyan/salmon) and a gorgeous copper touch plate activation system to finish it off. I also built it with a ton of internal real estate, so I chose an 18650 for epic run time.

Particulars:
100% custom machined uni-body hilt
CSv1 with Nightstorm's TOR "Justice"
9W Cyan blade with Salmon FoC
3.7V (2400 mAh 18650) Li-ion with recharge/kill in pommel
Touch Plate Activation
2W Speaker w/machined resonance chamber
Machined Brass retention screw

The BMT:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_00001.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=00001.mp4)

The Glams:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1128.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1128.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1130.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1130.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1131.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1131.jpg)

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1134.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1134.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1136.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1136.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1138.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1138.jpg)

Detail and FoC:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1140.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1140.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1142.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1142.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1150.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1150.jpg)

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1144.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1144.jpg)http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/th_102_1146.jpg (http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll317/drdicarlo/Anakin%20and%20Anakin%20Inspired%20Sabers/Anakus/?action=view&current=102_1146.jpg)

[Boj-Vaati Mau]

Excellent hilt, LDM with a subtle and effective finish. it looks like what an apprentice of Anikin would have made to reflect his master's weapon. .

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Excellent hilt, LDM with a subtle and effective finish. it looks like what an apprentice of Anikin would have made to reflect his master's weapon. .

Thank you. That is an excellent read on where I was going with it.

[amwolf]

Fantastic - my first response was to the steps in the radius of the saber, and then I got hooked on the detail below the grips. I do so love layered texture... This saber has so much of that, but it's subtle and exquisitely detailed. Bravo, sir.

[jin starkiller]

great work on this saber it is epic awsomeness

[MandoJoe]

Please take this in the loving way it's intended.

That saber is stupidly awesome.

As in, I'm dumbfounded by it. You, and the other sabersmiths around here, never cease to amaze me at the level of detail and concept that you manage to come up with, even in deceptively simple sabers like this one.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Thank you very much. I must say that I truly appreciate the wonderful comments.

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Nice "what if" design, LDM! It came out great.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Nice "what if" design, LDM! It came out great.

Thanks Bro, mucho appreciado.