I don't know how you only have 11.4k subs. Out of all the saber-tuber's, your content has the highest quality presentation, and no cringey or awkward dialogue. You're the only channel so far that has made me open a new tab mid video and purchase a saber. This channel is definitely due to get some subscriber traction.

Thanks for showing the weathering! I'm always hesitant to jump in on this and it really helps.

This is the best look on what Cal Kestis' lightsaber would look like when he makes his live action appearance, amazing job!!

Yeah, clearly a master at work here, looks great.

Love the weathering, I always thought the Cere side didn’t look good but due to your weathering it looks AMAZING! Keep it up! 👍🏼

It turned out amazing really appreciate you sharing this it will help us in the community

Fantastic weathering there mate. I am going to try something similar

Fantastic!

Turned out so good dude!

Damn you are so amazing at weathering! Leaves me in awe! This just looks so incredible!!! ❤️

Looks absolutely incredible! At this point, all these saber companies should be making weathered variants of all their hilts because it truly gives them so much more character. I did my first weathering job about a month ago on my Cal Kestis saber. For years the idea of weathering any of my sabers intimidated me because I thought it looked too complicated and feared I would mess it up and ruin the look of the saber. That all changed when I saw your weathering video for your first Cal Kestis saber. You make these tutorials super detailed and easy to understand. I follwed every step and got the same exact products you did to complete the weathering. I was nervous at first, but once I got the hang of it I really started having fun. For my first attempt, I'm extremely happy and proud of the results. I originally was just going for a light weathering job but I was enjoying the experience so much I kind of got carried away and did some heavy weathering lol. While there are definitely things I wish I would've done differently, I'm extremely satisfied with what I was able to accomplish. I'm excited to weather another one of my sabers sometime this week. Thank you so much for inspiring me to do something I never thought I could. Love the channel and all the great content you make. Keep up the amazing work and MTFBWYA!

This is great! I couldn't bring myself to do this on my Cal saber I like the pristine look too much.

You are the new Rob Petcow lol. ❤ That saber looks awesome 👍 great job man

USE GLOVES when using the Aluminum Black and contact cement. Both are nasty. Contact cement: you need to paint both sides with it that you plan on putting together and wait for them to dry a bit. Then you press the two parts together which is where the 'contact' part of the glue comes into play. It's used on shoe rubber, etc so is strong AF.

I love your weathering. It makes the pieces feel like they have much more of a story. Also for different ways of wrapping your hilts try looking up some sword and knife maker videos here on KZfaq. I've seen some pull off really awesome wraps.

I used to see in lightsaber forums from places like Ultra Sabers or Vaders Vault for weathering hilts. I'll take a look and if I find them, I'll post the link.

I’ve been watching all your weathering videos ms am buying my first lightsaber soon and wants to try some of your techniques. If I buy an an aluminum hilt alone do I need to strip it still or can I go straight to sanding?

Yea, put leather on a couple of sabers and beyond the look it really does feel nice. Seen something called an edge beveler, maybe could help.. Make the edges thinner so it lays flatter, can look nicer. It'll look more worn in at the start I would think. And then I guess you could have a bit of overlap that way but it'll look smooth. Then tutorials for braided leather wraps look similar to what you were after there. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7dippSDtrLPgJ8.html I might try something like that. The defconbird seller does have thinner strips, just not exactly all of their colors.

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