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Gillian's Paddle
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Why Paddle?  

   Most often, when people first explore BDSM, they usually want to try out the sensations of spanking. It is usually accomplished with the bare hand and usually over-the-knee ("OTK") or in the bed. It is a very intimate and "up-close and personal" kind of activity. And, needing no equipment, it can be impromptu. But ... pretty soon the spanker starts to hurt almost as much as the spankee! He or she wants some respite. Or the insatiable "lead-bottom" wants more, and more and ... as you know, the average hand is full of small, delicate bones and only lightly padded. The average butt is round and has big bones under the surface. This is the one of the main reasons for adding implements to the play.

Paddles
   For novices, play-at-homes and just about everyone, the Paddle is the easiest and most convenient implement to use. It is small enough for over-the-knee positions, is firm enough to be accurate, and is effective in many different shapes, designs and materials. Usually it is broad, has a handle of some kind and the "business end" is either round or square.

Leather
   Our personal preference as crafters of BDSM toys is leather, mainly because it "gives" more than wood and is more forgiving of error. Leather can be as firm and authoritative as the heaviest hair brush, especially when made of boot-sole leather and/or laminated for mass and weight. Or the leather used can be be lighter in weight and "smacky."

   Among the leathers we use for paddles is a wide variety of sensations: from the slickness of patent leather to the knubby textures like sting-ray or sharkskin. Even among the bovines, there is a difference in texture and sensation between smooth cowhide and the more robust bull hides. We even have a new Adam's Paddle with rabbit fur on one side to contrast with the hard, smooth leather or gritty layer of the other surface. Paddles of any variety are usually an economical choice as well. A top-of-the-line paddle is usually less expensive than a plain flogger. (See Flogger section.) Paddles are made to be firm and stay that way with continued use. On the other hand, straps are more flexible, and get even more so with use.

   Our cored paddles have an inner support that is the full size of the paddle. No steel bar down the center to wear in and eventually defeat the paddle's shape in use. The paddle edges are rounded, dyed and burnished and the entire paddle is polished before it leaves our shop. There are a few stitched paddles that we have had made and imported and these are clearly identified.

   Like our other BDSM toys, we make almost all the paddles models you see in this section, so you can alter the specifications of length, thickness and color of the paddle to suit your own needs, usually with little or no additional cost.