Here is a fun project you can make. And the blade works. It goes in and out. And you can release the blade in a slow motion which is the way light sabers work.

I also have a video tutorial you can watch at the bottom of the page.

The template for this project is here.

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How it works

It is hexagonal shaped, cut from a single piece of foam board and very easy to make. You grip it like this. By squeezing it a little bit you hold the blade in. As you loosen your grip the blade will slide out. Easy and effective.

It is powered by two rubber bands.

Materials and Tools

• The template (right here)
• 1 Sheet of foam board (Elmer's Foam Board)
• 2 rubber bands
• Glue or hot glue gun
• Paints: Black, silver, two shades of blue, white
• Clear cellophane tape or clear packing tape
• A little bit of sand paper, any grit

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Let's Get Started!

Print up the template. I have the pattern for the handle of the light dagger in the template. You can use that. Let me also show you how to make it without using the template.

First draw out a rectangle that is ten inches by six inches.

Then draw lines on it at one inch intervals. You draw five lines which separates it into six one inch segments.

Now cut out that rectangle.

Next cut through the top layer of paper on all five of those lines. Just cut the top layer of paper and a little of the foam. Don't cut all the way through the foam board.

Now you can fold it along those lines.

And fold it into a hexagonal tube.

Try to make it a nice and uniform hex shape - very geometric all the way around.

Put a couple of pieces of tape on the seam then glue it well. Squeeze the tube and shape it so it maintains a nice uniform hexagonal shape.

Nice even shape.

Okay, Let's continue

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