A WILLOW BIRCH IS BORN

It has been some time since there has been a posting in the “Toys Are Born” series. This one is a simple make of a Willow Birch. The main material used is Salix alba, more commonly known as Common or White Willow. It is native to Europe and West Asia. If you want to know more about this tree, follow the link below.

SALIX ALBA – WIKIPEDIA

Through the winter and into the early spring, in the Northern Hemisphere, if you see people turning trees that look like this…

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Into trees that look like this…

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They are usually Willow pollarding and if you ask nicely, they will normally not mind you taking some of the finer, ends of branches. Just say that it is for Easter decorations 🙂

What you will need for this make

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Some freshly cut Willow twigs, of approximately the desired length. Make sure that the twigs are live and flexible, not dead and brittle. A roll of Gaffer (Duct) Tape. Some scissors and a pair of secateurs.

Getting started

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Roll out the Gaffer Tape, sticky side up, and place the twigs on the tape, about 2 to 3 centimetres (about an inch) apart. I used 9 twigs, you can choose how many you want in your own Birch.

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Then roll the Gaffer Tape over the twig ends, thus securing each individual twig and not leaving any loose ones to slide around in the middle of the bundle. Cut the gaffer tape about 10 centimetres (3 to 4 inches), after the last twig and roll this end piece around the whole lot.

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Getting the right splay

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Grasp the base of the Birch, in one hand and make a fist around the stems with the other hand, move that fist up and down the stems until you find the pinching point that creates the spread of the branches that you want on the finished Birch. At this point, bind the stems together with Gaffer Tape, as in the photo above. Bind the tape around three times to create a strong bond.

Making the handle

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Using Gaffer Tape, bind the end of the stems together for about 15 cm of their length. Bind the tape around until it is about 3 layers deep. This will be the main binding for the Birch and will form a comfortable handle for the spanker.

The final trim

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Decide what the final length and width that you want the Birch to be and trim off any excess, protruding twig ends, with a pair of secateurs.

Your Willow Birch is finished

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As you can see, this Birch is about 60 centimetres (2 feet) long and is in a moderately wide splay form, ensuring a wide area of impact, but not so wide that it will stray too far from the target area.

WARNING

Willow Birches, although not the most severe of Birches, are towards the more painful end for this type of toy. If this is your first time playing with a Birch, like this, make sure that all involved know the Safe Word. Just in case it is a little too much for the Spankee to handle or the Top needs to be asked to moderate their swing somewhat.

But enjoy

If you have never played with something like this, I would recommend that you give it a go. It is cheap and easy to make, so it is no big deal if it is found not to be of your preference and just gets thrown away. But in my humble opinion, this has a special, if somewhat challenging sensation that is worth trying, to see if you like it.

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I’M THINKING OF MAKING A PADDLE, BUT WHAT KIND SHOULD I MAKE

Advice Welcome

I have and still do own lots of pervertables that double as paddles of sorts, bath brushes, rulers, hairbrushes and other things. Including my latest pervertable, that you can see in…

THIS LINK

But I have never owned an implement that looks like a dedicated spanking paddle. And I do like to make my own toys on occasion. It does seem that a dedicated spanking paddle would be within my capabilities to manufacture. At this stage, it is worth pondering the alternatives, before committing to spending the time and money on getting to the end result. So I thought it would be nice if I could get some advice from those of you that have more experience of dedicated spanking paddles, than I do. Here are my questions.

1/ What type of wood is best for a spanking paddle?

2/ Should I start with a smaller, less ambitious paddle, before making a big one?

3/ If I go for a large one, what dimensions (length, width, thickness) are best?

4/ Would you recommend one with holes in or not?

5/ Is a More Oriental style paddle a good idea?

6/ Is there anything else, that I should take into consideration, that I have not thought about?

Any thoughts, knowledge, insights, recommendations or experiences are welcome. At the start of a build project, like this, experience of paddles owned, been on the receiving/giving end of, or even built yourself, are very welcome and could save me from mistakes and tears of frustration. Tears from the paddling, instead would be the ideal outcome 🙂

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KINK ALONE

What Kink Related Things Can You Do If Your Stuck At Home

I have been wondering of late “What if I get told to self isolate?” because of the COVID 19 virus. I know that I am in a high risk category for flu infections because of my history of being hospitalised with pneumonia and pleurisy three times. I don’t know if this puts me in the high risk category for this new lurgy going around, it’s a very different animal to flu. But I have to be ready to self isolate, if I am told to do so. This is not good for me, I am very outdoorsy and don’t cope to well being stuck inside all day. On the occasions when I have had to stay at home through illness before, I have found it helps to keep busy. During a recovery from a broken ankle, I taught myself to touch type, with the aid of a Mavis Beacon program CD (pre internet days), that helped a lot with the isolation and frustration of not getting enough out door time. I have listed some vanilla projects that I could do around the house but I was thinking of what I could do to satisfy my kinky, spanky side.

Join A Spanking Video Site

This could occupy an hour or two ever day but which one should I join? I have narrowed it down to three candidates.

Dreams of Spanking

I have been a member of this site before and really enjoyed it but that was a long time ago and I am wondering what their most recent productions are like.

Triple A Spanking

I see this one around a lot and know that it offers a lot of content and am interested in seeing if it is as good as it seems.

Girl Spanks Girl

This one interests me a lot because it will have a lot of females topping and I like to see women doing the spanking 🙂

Note – I have not been sponsored by any of the above sites and am making no financial gain from them in any way.

Some Kinky DIY

I have, in the past, posted a few spanko and kinky item self builds and modifications such as the following two items

A WET CHAMOIS LEATHER FLOGGER

COOKING PERVERTABLES

Doing stuff like this is very appealing as it is physically active, requires a bit of brain use to figure out how to do it and it would be something to blog about. On the downside, I could not just pop down to the local DIY supplier for anything I was short of and would have to get inventive, using only what I could find around the house.

And At This Point I Ran Out Of Ideas

So like the lady in the photo above, I thought that I would get naked lean on my mantel piece and have a good think about what kinkiness I could get up to, if I get stuck home alone. But if any of you out there have some bright ideas I would love to hear them.

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A NEW PERVERTABLE – AND SPOON FULLS OF SPANKING POTENTIAL

My New Pervertable

Like every true spanko, I love everyday objects that can be turned to more fun and painful purposes, which pretty much a description of what a pervertable is. Not only do such things have enjoyable uses but they are usually cost effective too. This one only cost me three Euros and Ninety cents.

It is a silicone headed strainer spoon, with a good, sturdy handle and a slightly flexible head. I have only tried a few self spanking swats with it but it is a bit different from an normal, wooden, spoon. About the same pain intensity but a sensation that is a little less concentrated on the crown of the spoons curve. Looking at that photo I also realize that my scale ruler has seen better days (I have had it since the 1980’s) and I should replace it. It never gets used for spanking.

This is not the only special spoon in my collection there is also one in this bottom cooking set.

Which, if you like, you can find out more about the creation of these through

THIS LINK

Spoons And Spanking Potential

As we are on the subject of spoons for spanking, I did take a look at Etsy and found a few for sale especially for spanking purposes. And thought it would be nice to post some images of these and some images of how they could be used 🙂 A link to the Etsy page is at the bottom of the post.

SPANKING SPOONS AT ETSY

This post is not sponsored by Etsy.

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MODIFYING MY E-STIM DEVICE

My E-stim device

 

If you don’t know what an E-stim device is then check out the link for the post that was written on this blog last week.

ELECTRIFYING THE TOY BOX – A REVIEW OF MY E-STIM

 

The problem with the E-stim device

 

 

The thing that I do not like about my E-stim device can be seen in the photograph above. It is that to turn the juice on and off you have to use a dial and then turn up the juice until the required erotic mmmmness or painful ouchyness is achieved. This is annoying and fiddly. It also means  that the sub on the receiving end will feel the build up of the pulse every time that the device is turned on and off.

 

What I wanted from the device

 

 

What I wanted to do is be able to set the E-stim device to the required pulse rate and intensity level desired and then just turn current on for short, two to five second, bursts, without having to fiddle about with the knobs and dials every time.

 

The solution

 

 

Install a simple switch, in the wiring, between the device and the electrical contact pads. The switch above is easily available and cost effective. It is the type of thing that someone might put on the cable of a table lamp, to turn it on and off. This is the switch that I installed in the wiring.

 

How the instillation was done

 

 

This is what the normal set up of the device would look like, ready to punish that bad wallet that lets all my money leak out so quickly.

 

 

First the wire was split at the place where the switch was to be located.

 

 

Then the wire was cut and the ends striped so that they would give a good contact for the connectors in the switch. The switch was opened and disassembled ready to be wired up.

 

 

The wires where then connected up to the main part of the switch. Making sure that the same wires went into and out of the same side of the switch. This was easy to achieve because one of the wires had a thin brown stripe running along it.

 

 

the switch was then reassembled.

 

 

I then tested the new set up with the contact pads on the back of my hand and wrist and found that it worked just as I wanted it to. Now the contact pads can be attached to the desired location, with the required settings and just turned  on and off for short periods of time.

 

Let the torture scene playtime begin

 

An idea for an alternative use for the E-stim

 

 

You will notice, in the photo, that this E-stim device has a belt clip. The device could easily be wired up to a sensitive part of a submissive in a D/d or 24/7 relationship and the wires be hidden under clothing and the E-stim device put on the sub’s belt, the device set to the required pain level and the switch placed in one of the pockets of the sub. Then while the couple are out and about, shopping, at the bank or whatever and the sub commits a minor infringement, that upsets his or her dominant partner, the offended party, instead of waiting until they get home to inflict punishment, can just reach into the pocket of their partner and give them a short, sharp shock (pun intended) there and then.

 

This idea makes me realize that I have a deviant mindset 🙂

 

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A Heavy Dogwood Birch Is Born

It has been some time since there has been a posting in the “Toys Are Born” series. This one is a simple make of a large Birch. The main material used is Cornus alba ‘Sibirica‘ also known as Siberian or Red Barked Dogwood. Rather than bore you with the Horticultural details of this shrub, here are a few links, for those that wish to learn more about this plant Cornus alba – Wikipedia, Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ / RHS Gardening, and Cornus alba

Getting the branches

If the Dogwood is cut close to the ground in the spring it will produce long red stems during the summer, that will stay supple through the winter until the spring and are usable for this purpose throughout this period. Cut about 10 stems from the shrub, choosing the straightest and best coloured. As you can see from the photo, if properly pruned by spring, this shrub will produce very long stems in one seasons growth.

Making them usable

Pick the six choicest stems, keeping the rest for reserve. Using some secateurs, cut them to a manageable length but leave them at least 20cm longer than you want the finished article to be. then trim off all of the small side branches.

First binding

Lay the six stems close together and using Gaffer Tape (that’s Duct Tape to those of you who prefer to use the American name) stick the stems together in a line and then do the same from the other side, as in the photo above. This is to stop any of the stems slipping out of place once the Birch is finished.

Rolling the stems

Now roll the stems together, as tightly as you can.

Making the handle

Using some secateurs, trim the ends of the stems flat. Then using Gaffer Tape bind the end of the stems together for about 15 cm of their length. Bind the tape around until it is about 3 layers deep. This will be the main binding for the Birch and will form a comfortable handle for the spanker.

The second bind

Grasp the stems in a fist and move that fist up and down the stems until you find the pinching point that creates the spread of the branches that you want on the finished Birch. At this point bind the stems together with Gaffer Tape, as in the photo above. Bind the tape around three times to create a strong bond.

The final trim

Decide what the final length of the Birch is to be, for this one I decided on 110 cm. Using secateurs, trim the stems evenly, so that they are all the same length.

The result

You should now have a large, menacing looking, beautifully red Birch bundle. It should make a wonderful swish, when swung through the air and can be used to instil a strong psychological threat. In use though this is not the most severe type of Birch and you will find it has to be swung pretty hard to bring on a severe pain level. At normal levels of play the pain levels produced are not that harsh and even those with a relatively low level of pain tolerance should be able to play with this toy. It does need to be made out of freshly cut stems and does have a limited life span of about three to four weeks. If you have access to a Siberian Dogwood shrub though it costs next to nothing to make and is available for use right through the winter period and into the spring. It is also a nice plant for a bit of winter colour for any garden.

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