S(A)X's "The Rod" (Delrin cane)

We were really delighted to try out S(A)X's wonderful The Rod.

Steve very kindly gave us one of these new toys during our last visit, hot off the production line. It's made of Delrin. S(A)X's website describes it as:

"strong, hard and rigid. An excellent engineering plastic where dimensional stability combined with high creep resistance and the ability to withstand fatigue are a necessary requirement ... The Rod ... is a S(A)X masterpiece, it is flexible, long lasting and stings like HELL!"

He's not wrong, there. Delrin is really interesting stuff. Here's Wiki:

"Polyoxymethylene (commonly referred to as POM and also known as polyacetal or polyformaldehyde) is an engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts that require high stiffness, low friction and excellent dimensional stability. It is commonly known under DuPont's trade name Delrin"

It has a wide variety of uses. Here are a few from Wiki, but it's worth visiting the actual page to read the full list:

"Delrin has also recently found use in the manufacturing of Irish flutes (traditionally made of wood), tin whistles (traditionally made of metal), and bagpipes (traditionally made of wood). Delrin flutes sound similar or identical to wooden flutes, but have none of the shrinkage or cracking issues usually associated with wooden instruments in hot, cold, or dry environments. Builders such as Des Seery, Michael Cronnolly of M&E Flutes, Tony Dixon, and Rob Forbes build Delrin flutes.

"Delrin has become an increasingly popular material for guitar picks ... such as the Dunlop "Tortex" pick gained popularity due in part to an international ban on the trade of tortoiseshell in the late 1970s, which was then a common material used for guitar picks.

"Delrin is also much treasured by many makers and players of harpsichords, being used for the plectra ... Delrin has been used for many years by a number of cutlery manufacturers to make knife handles, especially for jacknives. Delrin is used to make combination wheels in most high-security safe locks ... It is also used to make frame sliders and knee pucks for motorcycle riders/racers, as well as for slide gloves used when longboarding. Delrin is gaining popularity for the manufacture of diving equipment, due to its light weight and its low porosity to gas under pressure.. Delrin is also being commonly used as a substitute for horn in the koiguchi on modern-made Japanese swords"

And the list goes on and on ... oh, and this, too:

"Delrin has been used increasingly to create body-piercing jewelry, especially tunnels or plugs for use in stretched holes"

And it makes a VERY nice fiendish Rod. We took The Rod with us on our recent long drive to Sydney. We stayed overnight in an old fashioned motel, and out came the new toy:


Impressive, isn't it? It only comes in black and the hitting part of it is 60cm (24") long. The total length including the timber handle is 90cm (36").

We'd seen delrin canes advertised on various sites but hadn't had the chance to try them. They always sounded like they worked well. Cane-IAC writes about their Delrin collection:

"These canes are very strong and will stand up to just about anything you can throw at them or throw them at. The other very big advantage to this collection is that they are easy to keep clean and sanitized"

These all sounded like useful points for modern kinksters, especially those who share their implements with more than one person. Natural material canes may retain germs and it's tricky to clean wood (which reacts to cleaning substances such as Clorox wipes or simple household glass cleaner) without damage. Acrylic and Delrin canes don't have these problems.

So, how do they feel? Sherie who blogs at The Dixie Within reviewed Cane-IAC's delrin Master's Choice SR and found it:

"much thuddier and heavier than what I am used to ... but it was nice in it's own right. My ideal fun spanking starts with sting goes to thud and ends with sting so in a caning session this makes the perfect middle segment. It has just enough weight to it for a moderate "cooldown" in the caning before ending with the "big finish""

We found The Rod to work in a similar fashion. For our first session with this new toy I directed sol to stretch face down and bum up on the motel's bed. I warmed him up with my hand:


And then applied The Rod:


Delrin is flexible and it took a few practice strokes to get the feel of the implement. You do have to be careful because it's length makes wrapping a distinct possibility. But once you work out how and where it's going to land, it becomes much easy to use ... and I could really begin to apply it. I loved the way it bounced on the skin. And loved the marks that soon appeared:


When sol and I talked about how it felt later we agreed that it somehow crossed the line between thuddy and stingy, being both. It's density made it thuddy ... and yet as Steve Sax so accurately observes on his site:

"it stings like HELL!"

LOL. As sol rediscovered, when I finished the scene with a few light taps on his balls:


While we were in Sydney we attended a ClubFEM - NSW Femdom tea party with a sissy theme, hosted by MzAntonina. I'll post separately about that soon, but for now I simply want to mention how I shared The Rod with other dominant friends, to see how they found it.

Here is MzAntonina swishing the cane back and forth, near sol's rear end, prior to striking:


Lady Lubyanka made an interesting comment a couple of years back that:

"Delrin unfortunately doesn’t audibly swoosh through the air anywhere near as pleasingly as other materials – my guess is that this is because Delrin itself has such a low friction coefficient (very slippery stuff)"

However, I found in The Rod's case, it still had a satisfying swoosh. Here is MzAntonina applying The Rod:


MsGawjusRedhead also kindly tried the cane on sol. Here's the final result:

(note the wrapping while we were all getting to know The Rod)

We agreed The Rod handled nicely and produced a deep and very satisfying thud. Bethie of SpankingBethie found the same thing:

[Our] large delrin cane is flexible but heavy so it delivers a very thuddy stroke. I prefer this cane to our rattan cane because of the thud factor. The effect is a deep, burning thud. Our thinner delrin canes can really leave a stinging sensation so it’s a toss up between them and the rattan. It’s one line of fire versus another and I really can’t decide which is better"

Indeed. Our only concerns with The Rod were minor - the size of the handle is a bit large for some female hands, and the the loop at the end of the handle is rather large too, and kept getting caught on other toys / fingers etc. Tying a knot in it fixed that.

All in all we found ourselves agreeing with Lady Lubyanka that:

"Delrin is in many ways a stunning material for canes – very slippery and smooth, retains its shape well, stable in most environmental conditions, hygienic, easy to clean and store, and can produce a wide variety of sensations, ranging from “mmmmmmmmm” to “ooooooohhhhhhhh” to “aaahhh!” to “fuuuuckkkkkk!!” to “Hey, OWW!!“

Lady Lubyanka also feels that:

"Because Delrin canes are extremely easy to wield dangerously, and represent a high risk of significant pain, marking, and injury, I would suggest that any Delrin canes ... are unsuitable for less experienced tops"

Something to keep in mind. However I think with care, less experienced kinksters can still have a lot of fun with The Rod. I'll keep you informed of future scenes that include it :)

Photos:
S(A)X and Ms160

BON4 - first installation

As I wrote the other day we have just been very kindly given the BON4 to review for S(A)X, who hold Australian distribution rights.

We were absolutely delighted to do this for S(A)X. Apart from the fact we always like to support this terrific locally owned BDSM business, we have great respect for the manufacturers of the BON4 (a forum thread about who they are here). They have a great deal of experience in chastity devices and chastity play. Any device they designed was surely going to be good.

Here is the BON4 in it's magnetic box:


The manufacturers advise you keep your device in the box when not in use and this seems a good idea. It keeps it out of the light, for a start .... very important with silicone. The color of our device is Transparent Clear. I believe other colors will soon be available, but I really like the clear look. The device itself is very smooth to touch, and very sexy.

Here's some of the technical details from S(A)X's page about the product:

"The Bon4 Male Chastity Device ... is supplied with three ring sizes of flexible silicone that interlock with the comfortable silicone cage. The device is fully adjustable and will fit anyone. Simply choose the cock ring that fits the best and fit it around your penis and testicles. Then attach the cage and interlock them with the silicone belt. Add the padlock and lock things down!


"Approx. 4.3 (111 mm) inches in total length; internal cage length approx. 2.5 (65 mm) inches in length; cage opening approx. 1.4 (35 mm) inches. Ring sizes are approx. 1.6 inches (41 mm), 1.9 inches (47 mm), and 2.1 inches (52 mm).

"The fully assembled weight is 90gms"

Keep in mind I'm not doing a formal review here. The comments I'm making now are those sol and I made in discussions during the first installation of the BON4.

Obviously - due to their shared use of silicone and their purpose - there are some design similarities with the Birdlocked device. Now we've not actually used the Birdlocked but we have good friends that have. I've also been able to compare the two devices visually via this link, via JakkZone's You Tube video and also his "early review" of both devices about half way down this forum page. I'm sure lots more reviews will hit the internet soon. Anyway, while there are other design differences, the main difference you note when you first examine the BON4 is that it comes to two parts, rather then the Birdlocked's single piece.

The BON4's separate rings were going to be interesting to explore. The BON4's manufacturer claims "the device is fully adjustable and will fit anyone. Simply choose the cock ring that fits the best and fit it around your penis and testicles".

This claim was one of the things we wanted to check out during our trial of the product. The rings can't be adjusted. What if you fell between the sizes of the rings, in terms of cock and ball size, with one ring too loose and the other too tight? Was the manufacturer's advice to choose the ring "that fits the best" going to prove easier said than done?

I had sol shower and shave his genitals during the afternoon. A few hours later, after his skin had calmed down, it was time to install the device for the first time.

Sol did a comparison between the BON4 rings and his CB6000 rings. We'd experimented with several of the latter and so sol decided on the BON4 ring that was closest to the CB6000 one he uses with most success. This turned out to be the smallest of the BON4 rings, the one that is 41mm. We thought it might take a while to find the right ring, and expected a few changes and adjustments during the evening.


Getting his cock and balls through that very first time proved a challenge:


Not only was the device unfamiliar but the manufacturer advises "using a [water based] lubricant while putting on the BON4". Which we didn't have to hand! I'll definitely confirm the manufacturer's advice in my final review!

I was a bit concerned his PA piercing might be a bit damaged as he wiggled and waggled his equipment through:


But soon he was through successfully, no problem to the piercing at all (just a bit red for a while):


Next, he looped the "silicone belt" through the attachment points on the cage:


Then it was time to fit his cock into the cage. We had no problem but certainly lube would make this even easier. Sol then interlocked the cage and the ring with the silicone belt:


Finally it was time to secure the lock:


Click!


That really is one of the most erotic sounds ... the click of a lock on a male chastity device!

I was impressed with the quality of the lock. All this attention had resulted in sol getting hard ... or trying to! This is now as hard as he can get!:


We spent some minutes checking out the sensitivity level of the device. Sol really couldn't feel my finger nails against the cage:


"Try squeezing the cage" I suggested:


That was really all he could do. He did comment that one might eventually be able to come by manipulating the cage by squeezing but you'd need to be very aroused lol.

Here's a shot of the fully installed device from below sol's balls:


We admired the finished installation for a while. Then sol said "I think this ring is too tight. May I have permission to change to the next size?"

So we took everything off and started installing again with the 47mm ring:


Here I am checking the end result, which looked good:


We turned our attention away from the device for a while, watching some movies in bed and reading. A couple of hours later sol suddenly found himself out of the device:



So it was back to the smaller ring. This second time, now being more familiar with the device, installation was easier. Soon sol was reinstalled:


I gave him strict instructions to keep me up to date with how everything was feeling over the next few days. I was initially worried that the smaller ring might prove too tight but he seemed to adapt well.

So. Now we are all set to go. Tomorrow we start a very long drive ... a good way to test the comfort of the device. I'll put up a proper review in a couple of weeks time, but we'll keep in touch informally on the device's progress along the way. Remember, if you'd like to try the BON4 before then you can purchase it via S(A)X's website.

PS: just a quick added footnote. Sol slept through the first night, no erection wake up problems which was good ... then the second night he was awake five times lol (that was more to do with having sex just before bed!). The device also proved very comfortable during the first 800km of a 2000km drive. Back soon :)

Photos:
S(A)X and Ms160

HUGE THANKS:
to Steve Sax of S(A)X
for kindly thinking of us
as reviewers for this product :)

BON4 chastity device trial...

Look what we're currently trialing for S(A)X!


We are in transit at the moment, driving to Sydney for the weekend, but will be back soon to tell you about our experiences with the BON4. Meanwhile check out S(A)X for more details on the device (S(A)X hold Australian distribution rights and also ship overseas).

A proper review will be posted here and on S(A)X's blog in two weeks.


Many many thanks to S(A)X for this wonderful birthday present for sol :)

Photos: S(A)X and Ms160

Sol's new clothes...

Here in Oz winter is fast approaching. Mind you, winter up here in northern NSW is slightly different to our last abode down south in the ACT. We don't have snow on this mountain, for a start. But it can still get cool at night.

Sol's usual night attire is a pretty black and pink silky number. While it has a matching wrap, he was still getting cold at night. So we went shopping at the local church run second hand stores. At the first place we found several items of interest, but lingerie day wear not sleep wear. I'll add some photos here when I take them. I sent sol up to pay for them and was greatly amused to hear the little old lady behind the counter make a joke about the items being for him.

We found the perfect winter sleeping garment for him at a similar store in another town a few days later. Here is sol wearing it:

Looks lovely and warm and soft and pink, doesn't it? I think the roses around the chest area are especially nice. I think he's pleased with his new outfit ... he certainly gets a raging hard on everytime he catches me grinning at him wearing it!

As a complete contrast, I was also looking out for workman style overalls for us both. They are extremely useful to wear around the property. You need protective gear when dealing with the ten foot high lantana in our rain forest gullies, and they also provide protection from the odd tick. I was really pleased to find two sets of overalls for about $10 each.

Strange to see sol in such "masculine" attire, so to speak ... but of course if one snaps a photo as he puts the overalls on, his underwear gives his nature away!:

(Photos: Ms160)

CBT with ball stretching...

I took sol out of chastity for a few days to heal some small pinches from the CB 6000 device. I thought he might enjoy a little CBT while "out".

First I directed him to tie up his balls (with our favorite piece of CBT cord ... stretchy but not too stretchy) in a manner that provided me with a loop for my fingers:


Here I am testing out the loop:


Then I began to focus his attention by applying Japanese clover clamps to his nipples:


He had an amazing erection and we'd not even started!:


My pulling southward on his balls made his cock stand up even further:


I instructed him to apply lube to his cock:


And begin masturbating while I increased pressure:


And more pressure:


And more...


When he was on the edge of orgasm I told him to remove his hand...

I looped the cord around the Japanese clover clamp's chain, then pulled the cord upwards, putting pressure on both his nipples and straining cock:


While watching his face, I gently scratched his swollen balls with my finger nails:


I then allowed him to masturbate again, while I wrapped my fingers in the cord and started pulling hard:


He came shortly after. With permission of course.

After a few days the pinch marks were healed and it was back into the device....

(photos: Ms160)

CBT with large clamps

A while back sol and I purchased a couple of fiendish looking large clamps at an office supply store. We'd not tried them out in play so I decided that I'd incorporate them into our play this morning, before sol left for work.

I allowed sol out of his CB-6000 device (which hasn't needed to be repaired for several weeks ... yay!). Here I am, unlocking the device:


I wear the gold chain on which the key hangs, whenever I go out. And at home, the spare key is hidden close to our bed.

I directed sol to remove the rest of the device:


A word of advice to new chastity device players ... if you take your device off in bed, remember to keep all the bits together somewhere, on a secure surface. Otherwise you can waste a lot of time trying to find tiny components in your bed! Here sol's device rests on his laptop while we play:


Because we had not played with these large clamps before I had no idea how effective they might be, in terms of sensation play. As I wrote in my BDSM For Beginner's post on pressure / clamp play (which you might like to read if you've not done much of this type of play) you don't ever want to use a clamp in kinky play you haven't tested first. Some clamps are simply too painful to use, while some are very mild - think of all the different pegs you've used in play, and how different they were in terms of intensity despite all looking the same!

Further, while I've tried out the clamps on my body I don't have a pair of balls to practice clamps on, so it was important that I involve sol in the scene, as well as get as much feedback as possible from him, so I could use the clamps on him in future scenes, confident as to the level of pain I was inflicting.

To start I handed sol the first clamp and had him try it in various positions on his balls:


The first bit of feedback came back pretty quickly ... yep, he said, these clamps definitely had a nasty bite!


I had him move the clamp to another position on his balls that upped the intensity:


And another:


Watching his response to all these different positions ... which included the fact he had a raging hard on ... gave me valuable information on how I might use the clamps myself in later sessions.

After we found a position we particularly liked, in terms of intensity:


I had sol add the second clamp, lol:


The sensations from this were VERY intense:


Aware time was limited, as he could not endure the clamps for long, I poured lube onto sol's straining cock:


And instructed him to begin to masturbate:


To add some layers to this sensation play, I then went to attach Japanese clover clamps to his nipples:


A moment's distraction now occurred - we discovered the clover clamps were covered in rust ... we had taken them with us when we went camping close to the sea with kinky friends on Moreton Island, and obviously had forgotten to wash the salt off them on our return!

Luckily they could still be used ... just ... so after attaching a clover clamp to each nipple I gently pulled on their attaching chain with one hand, while scratching sol's balls below the clamps with the fingernails on my other hand. Sol continued to glide one hand up and down his cock...

It did not take very long until sol requested permission to come:


I generously granted that permission.

Twenty minutes later (and locked back into his device, of course ... as well as wearing a bra) sol drove off to work singing, while his Mistress put the clover clamps in water to soak before trying to clean them and oil them. Daily D/s life chores are rarely boring!

Photos: Ms160