I went to the hardware store

[neonflux]

http://www.fishability.net/sagacity/main/knowledge/howto/ropeflogger/index_html

Here you go. Have fun. Ive made three now. The last one I left the loops be and that is fun too.

Thanks for the link. How long does it take you to make one?

 

[SirFace]

Thanks for the link. How long does it take you to make one?

The actual "doing it" is only 15 minutes or so. It takes longer to find the stuff and decide what to use and decifer the instructions and then of course you have to try it out which can take an hr or so at least. hehe.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

The actual "doing it" is only 15 minutes or so. It takes longer to find the stuff and decide what to use and decifer the instructions and then of course you have to try it out which can take an hr or so at least. hehe.

and then there's the waiting for that latex stuff to dry...

 

[myinnerslut]

oooh! those look fun. i think illl have to send this link over to my Sir and see if hes up for a little "art project"

 

[neonflux]

thanks, i think a trip to the hardware store is in order!!!

The actual "doing it" is only 15 minutes or so. It takes longer to find the stuff and decide what to use and decifer the instructions and then of course you have to try it out which can take an hr or so at least. hehe.

 

[SirFace]

and then there's the waiting for that latex stuff to dry...

Oh yea, I forgot about that. I tried tying a knot in each end of the lines I wanted to keep together but in use the knots just kept coming undone so I tried the plastic dip stuff. Quite a feat to keep them seperated while drying so they dont all just glue together. The fumes will give you a buzz too. The end result was very nice though I think.

 

[myinnerslut]

oooh! those look fun. i think illl have to send this link over to my Sir and see if hes up for a little "art project"

update:
so i asked him about this and he said if i made it, he would use it on me (hooray) so now my question: what type of rope works best? and how sis you make your handle all pretty?

 

[SirFace]

update:
so i asked him about this and he said if i made it, he would use it on me (hooray) so now my question: what type of rope works best? and how sis you make your handle all pretty?

The rope I used is 3/8" nylon twist from your local ace hardware/walmart or lowes. For the handle, you can do what the instructions on the link show, or try and find some 1.5" adhesive lined shrink tubing from an electrical supplier (which might not be too easy). Ill PM you another option. Opps , that didnt work, PM me a way to get ahold of you if you would like a piece of that shrink tubing as I have some to spare.

 

[Daddyslilpet]

I bet you could find shrink tubing in the electrical section at Lowes or Home Depot right?

Those rope floggers look nice, might have to try to make one of them. Or maybe a couple and send some to friends.

 

[SirFace]

I bet you could find shrink tubing in the electrical section at Lowes or Home Depot right?

Those rope floggers look nice, might have to try to make one of them. Or maybe a couple and send some to friends.

Its possible, I'll look next time I am in one. This stuff was marine duty adhesive lined. Im not sure if non adhesive lined would hold the ropes well enough, it might. The nylon is pretty smooth and slippery. I may make some out of polypropelene and/or hemp just for a little rougher version. She did say the one where I dipped the ends had quite a bite.

 

[SirFace]

It can be ordered here. http://www.mcmaster.com/

Look at page 741

either thin wall or thick wall (which is what I used)
items 7270K4 or K5 would do nicely.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

I see a side business starting up. Made to order floggers.. you pick the colors and roughness! lol

 

[SirFace]

I see a side business starting up. Made to order floggers.. you pick the colors and roughness! lol

Hmm, and extra's could be "how to use" videos. I particularily like the method we used at my house.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

Hmm, and extra's could be "how to use" videos. I particularily like the method we used at my house.

oh... you KNOW I'd be in to that!

 

[neonflux]

Oh yea, I forgot about that. I tried tying a knot in each end of the lines I wanted to keep together but in use the knots just kept coming undone so I tried the plastic dip stuff. Quite a feat to keep them seperated while drying so they dont all just glue together. The fumes will give you a buzz too. The end result was very nice though I think.

So I went to a flogging class last night, put on by the local BDSM society. One of the instructors brought in a couple of floggers that were made like this - he'd left the ends unfinished. It was so soft, but had such a thud at the same time. He'd tied little knots down the body of the "threads." The ropes were dyed. It was also very pretty.

I am definitely going to make a couple this weekend. And I'm sharing the site with my BDSM partner.

Thanks again!
Neon

 

[myinnerslut]

The rope I used is 3/8" nylon twist from your local ace hardware/walmart or lowes. For the handle, you can do what the instructions on the link show, or try and find some 1.5" adhesive lined shrink tubing from an electrical supplier (which might not be too easy). Ill PM you another option. Opps , that didnt work, PM me a way to get ahold of you if you would like a piece of that shrink tubing as I have some to spare.

would wrapping the rope part of the handle in electrical tape work?

 

[bigredboston]

would wrapping the rope part of the handle in electrical tape work?

I don't see why not, the other type of tape just wraps in a spiral better I would think.

 

[SirFace]

I don't see why not, the other type of tape just wraps in a spiral better I would think.

The stuff I used was actual tubing and not tape if thats what you are refering to.

My experience with wrapping any kind of handle with electrical tape (or any other for that matter) is not good. Black gooey stuff gets on your hands and everywhere else as the tape warms and shrinks. I'd do the wrapping it with small cord before I tried any kind of tape. Now dipping the whole handle end in the tool handle dip stuff a few times might work well too. Havent tried that yet.

 

[DVS]

The stuff I used was actual tubing and not tape if thats what you are refering to.

My experience with wrapping any kind of handle with electrical tape (or any other for that matter) is not good. Black gooey stuff gets on your hands and everywhere else as the tape warms and shrinks. I'd do the wrapping it with small cord before I tried any kind of tape. Now dipping the whole handle end in the tool handle dip stuff a few times might work well too. Havent tried that yet.

The floggers I've made have broom handle wooden handles. One is then covered with leather lacing, something like the string from the link you provided.

But, the others I used that tool dipping stuff and it worked really well. I think, as long as you make it thick enough, you will have at least as good a result as the heat shrink tubing. And, I think it will be cheaper, too. That heat shrink tubing isn't cheap. OK, not that the tool dip stuff is much cheaper, but I think it is a little.

And, if you are concerned that it won't be as sturdy and hold the ropes, you could use some light gauge wire at the end of the handle (the end closest to the flogger's business end) and then make sure to bury the sharp ends deep into the rope before you apply the dip. That way, it wiould be concealed and never an issue.

Personally, I'd still do the string thing, just because it makes the handle look more like a handle. And, I'd guess using a coarse kind of thread would give it a bit of a ribbed effect which would then come through in the heat shrink method or the dipping method, giving it a nice look and also help with grip.

I attached a leather thong at the end of mine. It was easy, because I used a broom handle. But, if you lace that thong deep into the rope before you wrap the handle, I'm sure you could do the same. Just make sure you secure the ends so it won't pull out.

You mentioned something about putting knots in the ends of the rope to keep them from raveling more, and maybe dipping the ends in that tool stuff. I know the site said not to burn the ends because it would create a hard end on all of the ropes. But, don't the knots AND the dipping create just about as hard of an end? If you ask me, of the three solutions, I'd pick the burning of the ends.

It's actually melting the rope, and if you take your time, you can actually make the hard area rather small, and you can then use sand paper or emory board to file down any pointed or sharp areas that might have been caused in the melting process.

And, when you go ahead and separate the ropes down to the smallest parts, I don't think any of these ideas would be necessary, would they? Won't the rope only fray down to a certain point and stop?

All in all, this is a nice little method of creating a flogger. And, they could be colorful, too. The dipping stuff comes in different colors, as does most heat shrink tubing. And, then you could just dye the rope, couldn'lt you?

Of course, being the manly man that I am, just the basic black would be my choice.

 

[myinnerslut]

soo...

i went to the hardware store today and bought all of the neccesary materials to make a rope flogger... except i bought the wrong type of nylon rope... this stuff has material stuff in the inside. i think im going to try to make it anyway but the flogger might end up a little thin. we'll see. if it comes out horribly ill go searching for the right type of rope and start over.


oh, and i opted for the tool dipping stuff as opposed to tape or sealing tubes

 

[bigredboston]

soo...

i went to the hardware store today and bought all of the neccesary materials to make a rope flogger... except i bought the wrong type of nylon rope... this stuff has material stuff in the inside. i think im going to try to make it anyway but the flogger might end up a little thin. we'll see. if it comes out horribly ill go searching for the right type of rope and start over.


oh, and i opted for the tool dipping stuff as opposed to tape or sealing tubes

Yes braided rope often has some type of inner core, Laid rope has 3 strands just twisted around each other.

 

[kayte]

soo...

i went to the hardware store today and bought all of the neccesary materials to make a rope flogger... except i bought the wrong type of nylon rope... this stuff has material stuff in the inside. i think im going to try to make it anyway but the flogger might end up a little thin. we'll see. if it comes out horribly ill go searching for the right type of rope and start over.


oh, and i opted for the tool dipping stuff as opposed to tape or sealing tubes

Hi myinnerslut ~ From experience that inner core can be worked out and then the nylon rope is very pliable for all kinds of applications.

 

[the captians wench]

Okay all you hardware store crafty peoples.... I have an assignment that I need some help with.

I'm to buy weighted nipple clamps. The problem is the ones I can find are the kind with the hinge and screw and they just don't like to stay on my nipples for anything, and that's with out weight. So I was thinking about buying just plain clover clamps (a friend sujested these might work better for me) and then crafting some sort of y chain to conect them and making weights from fishing weights. The next problem is, I couldn't find weights heavier than 1 oz, and then I couldn't find shankie's tips on transforming them.....

So any ideas?

 

[Daddyslilpet]

This site sells nipple weights.... http://www.bdsm-gear.com/

Look under breast devices there's a catagory just for them. They come in 2, 3, & 4 oz.


Here's another site that might have some options for you. http://www.extremerestraints.com/nipple-toys_60/


Beyond this I'm at a loss right now.

 

[the captians wench]

This site sells nipple weights.... http://www.bdsm-gear.com/

Look under breast devices there's a catagory just for them. They come in 2, 3, & 4 oz.


Here's another site that might have some options for you. http://www.extremerestraints.com/nipple-toys_60/


Beyond this I'm at a loss right now.

I looked at extremerestraints, that was my first stop. and I really love the idea of this pair http://www.extremerestraints.com/nipple-clip-w-magnet-weights_171.html but I know from experience that that kind will slip off my nipple no matter how tightly they are put on.

The other sight seems really cool, and the weights are an idea, but with shipping and all they seem a little on the high side for me. :/

Where's Shankie hiding!?!?!