#grip section

It’s a Wrap!: 3 Common Types of Wrap for Lightsaber Hilts

Adding a wrap to a lightsaber hilt grip section can make a lightsaber easier to handle and maneuver while enhancing the personality and charm of the hilt as well. Let’s examine 3 common types of wraps for lightsaber hilts.

1. Leather Wrap for Lightsabers

A leather wrap (or faux leather wrap) is a one of the most durable, common and popular types of wraps for a lightsaber hilt. A leather wrap…

What is fluting? (Lightsaber Terminology)

Fluting is a series of hollowed-out vertical grooves on a lightsaber hilt. The grip section is one of the most common areas on a lightsaber hilt to find fluting. The fluting can vary in length, width, and depth. Some lightsaber fluting is more flat and rectangular while other lightsaber fluting is more rounded and almost ovoid in shape.

Functionally, fluting makes the lightsaber hilt easier to…

What is a grenade grip? (Lightsaber Terminology)

A grenade grip is a lightsaber hilt grip section style characterized by a series of intersecting grooves. The grooves, which vary in depth, are sometimes ‘pineapple’ like in texture and appearance.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) is the first lightsaber to use the grenade grip style. The Star Warsprop department constructed the upper grip section of…

What are finger grooves? (Lightsaber Terminology)

Finger grooves are a contoured, lightsaber hilt grip section style that’s intended to be more form-fitting to the wielder’s fingers and hands than other grip section styles. If the grip contours fit your fingers, holding the hilt can be comfortable. If the grip contours don’t fit your fingers, holding the hilt can be uncomfortable. Due to their form-fitting nature, finger grooves may work well…

What are t-track grips? (Lightsaber Terminology)

T-track grips are a vertical lightsaber grip style used on the Skywalker lightsaber (i.e. Graflex lightsaber) and the Darth Vader lightsaber in the Star Wars Original Trilogy. The grips are referred to as ‘T-Track’ due to the ‘t’ shaped profile of the piece.

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A common…

What is a tapered grip? (Lightsaber Terminology)

A tapered grip is an area in the grip section of a lightsaber hilt where the diameter of the hilts narrows and then flares out again to the original hilt diameter. A tapered grip allows a lightsaber wielder to hold onto the hilt more easily and minimizes the likelihood of the hilt slipping in the wielder’s hand during dueling, spinning, practicing a dulon, etc. A tapered grip can also increase…