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I was just checking out custom sabers on eBay and came across this,
http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Lightsabe...3286.m20.l1116
I know this company sells it's sabers for super high prices but I would not even joke about paying that much for something like this. IMO, it's just dumb. It's too huge!
different strokes for different folks
Heh, it's a lightsaber Claymore. :p
Well...
If William Wallace ever goes to the dark side - we know where to send him.
BTW - that saber is not my cup of tea - but I applaud anything creative.
MC
That sabersmith makes sabers mainly for display not really for combat, since they are sculpted out of some kind of self curing polymer clay. It cures really hard and tough but it wont be that safe for dueling. It loosk pretty cool though.
I think it looks neat but the price is way to much espesicly since there is no CF.
Those sabers have been listed for more than 3 months...
Nah, it's solid. He always uses steel as his base. I think cosmetically you could probably beat it up, but it'd still function. ALW sabers are notoriously heavy.Quote:
Originally Posted by 987654321a
yeah thats what i was going to say, i almost had him make a saber for me once and he said yes but i make my sabers out of steel not aluminum, so i didnt really want mine that heavy...
so yeah as xwing said there sturdy. the guy puts alot of time in to those sabers
I met Bob Innacone (sp?) at C4, and he's a great guy. He's one of the main guys that sets up the NYJedi folks I believe. Flynn's saber staff was built by Bob I believe.
Whatever people's tastes, you have to admit that Bob's work is a style of its own: you don't look at his sabers and say "Oh yeah... that one looks just about the same as XXXXXXX over on this site called YYYYYYY."
Which I think is cool. :D
lol why does it look like it was sprayed black and then immediatly rolled in stripper glitter?
y would anyone want that...i mean it's an interesting concept but yeah...anywho...
I would. Though I'm more inclined to make my own.
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Originally Posted by madcow
roflmao, ftw!
I have been noticing these for a while. The price does feel high considering they don't seem to have any sound, but a whole lot of work goes into those hilts and as an object of art they are probably actually pretty cheap. Not my cup of tea, but I admire the craftsmanship.
I agree with Novastar, that's definitely a unique look to it.
No other saber like it that I've seen.
But a saber that large made out of steel?
That's just ridiculous!
Although, that would be very similar to an actual saber, with all the weight in the hilt and very little in the blade.
Still not my cuppa tea, but still very cool.
I've seen Advanced Light Weaponry's products on the web and on the bay for a few years now.
They are fantastic pieces of art, and I can fully understand why he charges what he does. Creating something like that completely from scratch is VERY time consuming, and requires LOTS of patience.
All my hardware sabers are essentially sculpted by me so I get why he asks the prices he does.
I personally prefer replica sabers, but I admire the artistry behind those pieces.
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Originally Posted by xwingband
Yep. Forgot to mention that.
Haha the electronics are embedded somewhere in the clay! He sure brings a new meaning to permanent blade.
I know that New York Jedi are big fans of his work, If I had the cash I would buy one of the broadswords, My MHS is a two hander.
Dude He only uses clay on a very select few sabers Like ancient horn and Organic stuff like that. he doesn't do a crappy imbed the electronics in some mass of clay job. all his sabers have removable blades as well. the dueling sabers are stainless and carbon steel. heavy yes.. but also realisticQuote:
Originally Posted by 987654321a
Wow this same ebay ass has been posted up 4 TIMES NOW!
The general conscientious was in them last 3 was they would buy it.
ALW sabers on eBay, IMHO, suffer from the chasm between innate value and perceived value.
As a sabersmith, I can sympathize with the amount of work that must have gone into each of these sabers. While the designs might not be my cup of tea, I do understand the builder spent a good deal of time on each of them and he is asking a price he deems fair as compensation for his work.
Unfortunately for him, buyers don't see that value when they look at the sabers. They see the asking price and balk because it is too high. Understandable from a certain viewpoint - everybody wants something for nothing.
If I ever got a wild hair and built something as wild as these ALW sabers, you can bet your sweet bippy I'd ask as much for them as he does. There's a lot of work in them.
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Unfortunately for him, buyers don't see that value when they look at the sabers. They see the asking price and balk because it is too high. Understandable from a certain viewpoint - everybody wants something for nothing.
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He does sell most of the sabers he puts up so I wouldn't say people dont see the value. in fact he sold 3 other sabers exactly like the one being discussed (only in different colors) almost imediately after posting them. and not all his sabers are curved or long. He can make some beautiful Sandard looking sabers as well
*sigh*
You act like I was lambasting the guy. Not true...AT ALL. I was merely commenting on his high prices and how I felt they were justified given the amount of work he puts into them. Sure, his sabers sell...eventually. If you have been around long enough, you see a pattern of his auctions and see how long it takes for them to sell. You haven't been around long enough to see this, so I'll overlook you firing off a post trying to make an example of me. This time.
Shocking that I would back Jonitus, but I agree with him completely. It is a perception of value. ALW creates some beautifully decorated pieces which take a very long time and great skill to produce, but there is such a thing as the market normalizing itself. Most people that are willing to spend $500+ on a saber, do so because of the overall saber (electronics and hilt design), so it may be difficult for some folks who know better to shell out that type of cashish for a saber that is MR driven, or an MR modification. I am pretty well known for buying whatever saber I want, yet even though I like ALW sabers, I don't own one. Why? Value/lack of electronics sophistication, I guess. I fully understand what goes into a saber of that magnitude, but I just don't seem to be able to pull the trigger. ALW is a great designer and artist, but as many artists tend to do, he has niched (read stylized) his art.
I'd love to one day get one of the sabres he makes that can be broken down into components. I just like those and would love to have one for display.
Sorry I wasn't trying to make an example of you.... But dont treat me like a nube either I've been Admiring AWL sabers long before I was coming around here. if It wasn't for AWL I would have never gotten interested in building my own sabers and that interest lead me here. but I wasn't trying to offend.Quote:
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DISCLAIMER:
THE FOLLOWING IS A JOKE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SUCH WITH LITTLE TO NO SERIOUS THOUGHT GIVEN TO IT'S MEANING.
[QUOTE=joshrock;112789]Sorry I wasn't trying to make an example of you.... But dont treat me like a nube either [QUOTE]
This noob can't even spell noob right!!!
PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED THREAD
lol... yeah I dont know Why I spelled it like that :p thanks for the correction leximus
Thanks for taking it with a grain of salt. I'm not a fan of when things get heated in here, so I like to lighten the mood when possible.
Just remember we are all Nerds, and nerds have a very high respect for their own opinions. In the end though, they are all OPINIONS and to each their own.
Happy Sabering and MTFBWY
Uh, dude...I hate to point this out, but...it's ALW not AWL, unless of course you are planning on going AWoL... :lol:Quote:
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ALW AWL .... That was a typo rather than thinking its "advanced weapons of light" rather than "Advanced Light weaponry"
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