u/saintebonhawk

I’m genuinely over the moon with how this build turned out. This SK started life last year in Jeremy’s (Solo sabers) garage—equal parts hangout, collaboration, and mild chaos with Benji and Jeremy. I went in with a clear vision… and then reality (and my overconfidence with a lathe and a 2.0 blade holder) had other plans. What came out the other side is a very custom Starkiller variant.

Jeremy helped get the core sorted for the Canon Y grip, threading cleanly into the upper blade holder. From there, I paired it with a telegraph replica upper from Roman Props. Building an SK from scratch is unforgiving—if your side screws or cuts are even slightly off, the whole hilt lets you know immediately. Mine definitely did.

So I brought the “learning experience” home and set out to fix it. Between customer work (which rightfully comes first), I chipped away at this one—slowly turning a rough start into something I’m genuinely proud of. Turns out, taking a little time for personal builds isn’t selfish… it’s necessary.

To clean things up and push the design further, I added custom greeblies, including a side plate to tastefully hide some less-than-perfect early decisions, and a brass switch holder that cleverly uses the telegraph bulb release as the activation. The crystal chamber is a modified version of my design from Brad’s (Grifs Lightsabers) Kenobi Unleashed run, now featuring a quartz point and a lab-grown sapphire for a bit of extra presence.

For the chassis, I stepped outside my usual style and leaned into a more industrial panel aesthetic, with a few signature extras layered in.

End result? The profile is exactly where I wanted it. The sound is phenomenal. And more than anything, this hilt means a lot because it was built alongside my best friends —mistakes, fixes, and all.

Easily one of my favorite builds to date.

Specs

* Full custom SK build (Telegraph replica upper from Roman Props, vintage Canon Y grip)

* Proffieboard V3 soundboard

* Custom crystal chamber with quartz point + lab-grown sapphire

* Custom brass greeblies

* 28mm bass speaker

* Custom chassis (designed by me)