practice lightsaber?

Question

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/07/7/gal2108/11.php
in that link the actors are using practice lighsabers with wooden blades. does anyone know anywhere where something like this can be purchased? if not does anyone know of any similar products (doesnt have to be a lightsaber) that exist?

Answer 1

I thought the practice sabers were cabon fiber. They were probably made in-house. There are practice wood swords. Just do a Yahoo or Google search.

Answer 2

The sabers used by the actors were made in-house by ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) for use in practicing the fight sequences.

If you want a nice lightsaber replica without having to mortgage your house, Master Replicas sells the "Force FX Lightsaber". They are replicas of different saber hilts used by the different characters (Luke, Obi-Wan, Vader, Anakin, Mace, Maul, and Yoda), but they have a tube attached to them. When you turn on the saber, the activation sound effect complete with lighting from the bottom-up happens (with the correct blade color). You can swing it, hit it (softly...they're not too sturdy), then power down....all with accompanying sound effects.

Head over to www.masterreplicas.com to check them out. You can even get them at Amazon.