Madmaxx presents his Opus

[madmaxx]

thanks I'm pretty happy with it. as for the weathering all I did was sand through the different grades to get it shiny then used the Polish compound I got with the dremel.all the dark smudge from the Polish wheel stuck to the etched pattern and gave it that blackened look

[cannibal869]

Most excellent job with the etching, and a most impressive saber!

[YoRn Mangers]

Very cool. Didn't think it would be that easy.

[RenegadeFury]

I just wanted to echo the praise the other's have already given. An awesome concept brilliantly executed. You have every reason to be very proud!

Now get your saber swagger on.

[Hakuno]

Just...outplayed. Gotta love that shroud and engravings!

[mongo]

Amazing work ----I absolutely love it

[IvPalmer]

First of all, congratulations! Your saber looks really beautifull!

Just a question, what is the black material you're using to cover the hilt? Is that leather? You tied it together yourself?

[madmaxx]

yeah its some italian leather i got on evilbay.i looked up a four strand round plait video on youtube and that was it.It was a shame because the very next day an old guy at work gave me a 40 year old peice of black elephant hide!!now that would have looked wicked

[rogue9607]

Not sure how I missed this! I really like how the salt water etch came out. I'd avoided this method because I thought there'd be an issue with uneven etching on the side of the lead, but your multiple leads plus turning looks great! I may give this a try with my next saber. Does this method work on brass as well, or just the silver metals? (I can't seem to keep all the etching options straight)

[Jedi_Knight_Zekk]

"Hot dam!" That is a pure Old Republic design and I LOVE IT!! Nice work.

+1 to this! I really love the design of this saber. To me, it looks like something right out of TOR. You should be very proud of yourself for this wonderful build. Truly great.