I finally finished making my changes.  Turned out subsurface and bevels were just what I needed.  The first link is the (more-or-less) finished product, the 2nd link is a closer view of the hilt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/molina00/ROTJ-Luke-Green-3.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/molina00/ROTJ-Luke-Green-4.gif

LMK if there is anything else that looks like it could/should be improved.