Question about lightsabres

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GeneralTacticus
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Question about lightsabres

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(Apologies if this question has been answered before; I looked and didn't find anything.)

Is there any part of the blade that isn't 'edge' (i.e. won't cut things it touches)? I'm asking because:

a) Lightsabres are supposed to be capable of inflicting extremely thin cuts (which, IIRC, is what makes them so effective), but:

b) I can't recall seeing a lightsabre blade that looked any thinner than than the handle, which makes me wonder how they're supposed to achieve a).

Does anybody know?
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Winston Blake
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Post by Winston Blake »

Responding to your first question, no, AFAIK.

Second: the part of the blade doing the cutting is actually supposed to be razor thin.
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