I made this replica of the Borellian Nomen's laser bolos from a set of commercially available sink knobs from my local ACE Hardware store. They are held together with two rare earth magnets, so you can pull them apart and they make a very satisfying "clack" when you bring them together to re-assemble them. See the next picture for the split.
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