Because Lightsabers are cool.
Posted: June 20th, 2011 | Author: Master Derek Croley | Filed under: Our Cool School. | Tags: Asheville, bully, children, derek croley, honesty, Humility, internal martial arts, internal power, Jedi training, Jones Elementary, karate, kids, kung fu, martial arts, respect, self defense, Sharpen the saw, tae kwon do, white oak martial arts | No Comments »This week our summer program is doing Jedi Training! Part of our activities will be to build our own lightsabers. Here is a quick slideshow to give you an idea of how to do it.
Get a cool handle.
Building a cool lightsaber is more art than science. Even in the movies all of them are different. The basic deal is this.
- You need to have something to be the shaft or handle. this can be pvc pipe, metal, whatever. Be creative- what would be a cool handle for a lightsaber? Make it something hollow so a dowel will fit into it.
- Next you will need some kind of an end cap to stop up the bottom. Again, look at the pictures to see how this might work.
- Something to be a top cap. This needs to be something that the dowel will go through.
- You will also need some rubber O rings. These will be used to put around the dowel to hold it in place.
- Go to Michaels or some other craft store to look for stuff that would be neat to decorate your handle. Anything you want, really.
- I will have red, yellow, blue, and green paint at the school on Build a Lightsaber Day- so don’t worry about painting your blade.
Have fun with this! Be creative and I know you’ll come up with something cool!
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