When buying a cane, it's important to know not only what size you want, but what you want to be made out of.  Getting a cane based on looks generally means adding something useless to your credit card bill. As a beginner, there's no point shelling out $80 to $100 for an exotic wood rattan cane (purple heart, zebra wood, paduak), when you're going to have to replace the rattan rod part in 6 months and have neither the skill nor tools to do it.  As an experienced masochist, a b

(The Origin of the Studded Paddle in cK) "But why a spoon, cousin?"  "Because it's dull you twit, it'll hurt more!" -Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves Gods above, I love that quote.   And the sheer maliciousness that just drips from it when Alan Rickman spits it... no one could be maliciously contemptuous like Alan Rickman.   If only we could all replace that "nagging little voice" in the back of our heads with the voice of Alan Rickman (God rest his soul) --- humanity would be l

30" or leg length is good for... Caning Full, Voluptuous Bottoms Feeling "Like A Boss".   Caning someone who is bound to a caning stand or bench. Making you feel like the Authority on Discipline while stalking around waving it threateningly at your prey.   Full open swings across the body Looking sexy in photography pieces Long straight marks across the round bits Leaving marks like no rattan or rod ever will Striking the fronts of both calves, or both thighs, while the sub i

Porsches are fast, but they suck gas like a whore when the rent’s due.   Mini-vans have great interior room, but they’re “conformist”.   Muscle cars look great and sound great – but you’ll have to do tons of maintenance.   Canes are tools.   So are paddles.   And spreader bars, and bondage furniture, and vibrators and all the other lovely toys we use in our lifestyle.   They have a specific use, a range of sensations they can cover, and a set lifetime.   See if you buy the ch

Knife Play – What should you pack (other than the knives)?  These days, everyone’s got their little kits and their little toy bags – and believe it or not, that’s a good thing.   You can pick up a toiletry or makeup box at any Walmart or Target for less than $10, and have everything you need for an entire fetish ready to go to town.   But while you’re packing the toys, don’t forget a few others things for your knife play…   Rubbing Alcohol This should be a no brainer, but the

I get this comment a lot at shows, and recently just got it on a review ... and I think it's now come to where it bears responding to. Because it has been slowly building from entertaining, to irritating, to now...insulting. We make hardwood paddles and canes, because we love wood. We love working with it, going with the grain, oiling and finishing, staining or lacquering, smoothing and shaping or machining...it's kind of our thing. So when someone looks over it, sneers and m