Spanking implement

Historic illustration of whipping implements. "The figures in the upper half of this plate represent the Prison-Rod and Whipping-Post. The Rattan, Birch, and Loose Garment belong to ladies’ boarding schools in the last century. The Rule and Ferule (or “Jonathan”) were used in boy’s schools. The holes in the spatula raised blisters. Beneath are the modern Jesuit discipline with the Whipping-Post or Hurdle in Wandsworth House of Correction. On either side are Knouts of leather and of twisted cord."

A spanking implement is any object used to strike the spankee's buttocks. Some are exclusively manufactured for this purpose, such as a cane, flogger or punishment paddle. Improvised household items, such as a hairbrush, leather belt or ruler, are also frequently used for spanking. These are also known as pervertible implements. A third category involves home-made corporal punishment devices such as a birch rod, switch, and stinging nettles.

Spanking implements

Whipping instruments with their French names.

Spanking implements include:

• stick-like implements:
  • blackboard pointer
  • cane (rattan, bamboo etc.)
  • stick
  • switch
  • crop (may also be seen as a whipping implement)
  • yardstick
  • ferula
• non-elastic flat implements:
  • paddle (wooden paddle)
  • ping-pong paddle
  • Yaoi paddle (wooden)
  • hairbrush (wooden or plastic)
  • bath brush (wooden or plastic)
  • wooden spoon
  • cooking spatula (wooden or plastic)
  • ruler (wooden or plastic)
  • clear paddles (polyurethane)
• elastic flat implements:
  • strap
  • tawse
  • belt
  • slapper/flapper
  • leather paddle
  • slipper
  • dough scraper (rubber or silicone)
  • flyswatter
• other implements:
  • birch
  • carpet beater
  • clothes hanger (wooden, plastic, or wire)
  • rope's end
  • power cord
  • stinging nettles
  • baccalà (clipfish)

Whipping implements

Different spanking implements.

Whipping implements include:

• bullwhip
• cat o' nine tails
• chicotte (a type of whip used in parts of Africa)
• crop (may also be seen as stick-like)
• flail
• flogger
• horsehair whip
• human hair whip
• klopfpeitsche
• looped whip
• martinet
• quirt
• rebenque (a type of whip used by gauchos in South America)
• rubber hose (or anything with similar properties, like electric cord, or rubber skipping rope)
• single-tail whip
• sjambok (a type of whip used in South Africa)

Sting and thud

Different implements in a contemporary BDSM dungeon.

Some spanking implements produce more "sting" while others produce more "thud". See sting and thud for more on this distinction.

Poll

A schoolgirl feels the sting of a pinewood paddle in a scene from "Final Exam" (a video by Jameslovebirch).

In 2010, we ran a poll here:

Generally speaking, which type of spanking implement do you prefer?

• Stick-like implements (cane, switch,...)
• Non-elastic flat implements (paddle, hairbrush,...)
• Elastic flat implements (strap, belt,...)

This chart shows our poll results as of June 2010, after 390 votes were submitted (75/209/106):

Poll results

See also

A beach paddleball racket makes a good spanking paddle in "Final Exam".

• Spanking product shops
• Category:Spanking implements on Wikipedia

Links

Schoolgirl thrashed with a sassafras birch (from "Final Exam" video.

• The Spanking Implements - a brief overview on the most common implements.
• Flogging Instruments Dictionary - in many languages, from Agony & Ecstasy.
• Impact Toys - Stimulating Percussion Instruments on Colorado Spankers
• Photo with a good selection of spanking implements
• Another photo with an even bigger selection of spanking implements
• Spanking implements
• Custom made high impact spanking paddles and other implements in all sizes.