Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film, not saying it’s the best. It just hit when I was the right age.

My sabers are made of mostly junk, but I do occasionally install a canon hilt. The main goal is that they hold up to the same kind of use a bokken would, and I use them for practicing aikido, Shinkage/Itto/Kashima Ryu, and wushu.

A gym teacher in Brooklyn, NY since 2006, my kids (age 4-12) love to see sabers and give them a whirl. A good saber should be able to handle hundreds of users of the years, even little ones. My favorite sport is Sumo. I play a ton of basketball, and don’t enjoy it , but my kids love it. The goal is always to lose by 1.

My first prop builds were for Halloween, and I love building the occasional spook-tacular piece. Not quite a full on haunter yet, but one day…

Raised a kid in Brooklyn with my wife and our cat. I spend my summers fixing my broken house, that behaves like the Falcon. She’s got it where it counts!

When I’m not in the shop or the dojo, I love exploring NYC, reading scifi, watching martial arts films, playing video games, and gardening.

Shameless Disney adult and huge fan of Lanny Smoot and imagineering.

Proffie preacher, cook, and always the driver.