How to Make an Exar Kun Lightsaber
- 1). Spray paint the dowel rod black, including the ends. Set it aside to dry.
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Cut the rectangles in half vertically.knife image by apeschi from Fotolia.com
Sculpt 6 rectangles, between 2 inches and 3 inches long, from the modeling compound. Cut them in half vertically. Roll a grape-sized ball out of the compound. Press your thumb onto the ball to flatten it. Make another circle this way. Set them aside to dry for 24 hours. - 3
Paint the circles red.red image by Pefkos from Fotolia.com
Paint the rectangles with black acrylic paint. Paint the circles red. - 4). Cut windshield wiper blades into 11-inch pieces. You need 5 pieces.
- 5). Apply super glue to the back of a wiper blade. Press it into place on the center of the dowel rod. The center of the wipe blade should sit vertically at the center of the dowel rod. Repeat by pressing the wiper blades around the dowel rod, 1 inch apart.
- 6). Spread super glue along the part of the rectangles you cut from the modeling compound. Press the flat edge vertically against the top of the dowel rod. Apply 5 more of the half rectangles around the top of the dowel rod, leaving a 1-inch gap in between each one. Repeat with the other 6 half rectangles on the other end.
- 7). Spread super glue on the back of one of the red circles. Glue it in between the rectangles and the grips. Repeat on the other side with the other circle.
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