Beginner's Guide To Caning

The weapon of choice for the majority of caning enthusiasts! Not to be confused with bamboo, rattan is typically finished either with water based polyurethane or raw linseed oil. This prolongs the life of the cane as well as making it much easier to clean. Flexible and lightweight, a rattan cane will deliver a real sting. The sanded joints and a rounded tip will ensure that everything runs smoothly in your play. Wrapped rattan canes are encased in leather, for an added depth to their sting.

Bamboo makes a nutritious meal for many animals, and when it comes to caning it will certainly feed your animalistic instincts! Bamboo is often mistaken for rattan as it is quite similar in appearance. However, when dry, a bamboo cane is liable to break and splinter, which means that it is not ideal for beginners. As bamboo often breaks lengthwise, leaving behind razor sharp edges, it has the potential to do some serious damage. For this reason, it is essential that bamboo canes are kept moist.

‘Reed’ all about it! Reed canes are somewhat similar to rattan; however they do not have any joints and unlike rattan canes they are not usually varnished. They are extremely narrow and therefore deliver a sadistic sting with every blow. The tip is rounded and the shaft is straight, making for some impressive stripes on the bottom.

Your bottom is sure to be looking a little glassy eyed when you hit them with a fibreglass cane! Typically white and often opaque, fibreglass canes are lightweight and relatively easy to control. However, because fibreglass is slightly less flexible than some other (natural) materials, the blow it delivers can be somewhat more painful. Be careful not to hit too hard, your bottom may be used to cutting remarks, but you don’t want their lasting impression to be one that cuts deep!

In the wrong hands a Derlin cane could do some serious damage, so use with caution; after all, we want the bottom to bounce back from their corporal caning. Derlin is hard like rubber and differs from other caning instruments in that it is quite heavy. For this reason it delivers quite the thud as opposed to a sting against the skin. Much harsher than rattan, a Derlin cane is only for the extreme players.

So you want to know more about Lucite? Well have patience; all will become crystal clear! Completely see through, Lucite canes are available in a variety of different colours that guarantee to add a little beauty to your play. This caning comrade is extremely rigid and can therefore hit the bottom with a real thud. They have a tendency to break and often have sharp edges, so we do not recommend using this type of cane unless you’ve had a lot of practice.

Is your bottom getting their recommended daily intake of fibre? Well, we guarantee that you’ll both be hungry for more when you introduce a carbon fibre cane to your play. although it is less flexible than rattan, a carbon fibre cane will really sting the skin and send shockwaves deeper down through the body. However, breakages are common due to their rigidity, so it’s important to practice beforehand. Carbon fibre canes are electro conductive, so why not turn up the voltage and introduce a violet wand do your play?

A blow from a plastic cane may make the bottom almost lose their bottle! However it will have a huge impact in your play and is relatively flexible and easy to control. This makes plastic an ideal choice for beginners as aim can easily be perfected. Smooth and solid, it makes a beautiful cutting sound through the air as it moves towards the ‘sweet spot’ and lands with a sting.

You know what they say, “Variety is the spice of life”! So why not mix things up a little and keep your caning play fresh? As we’re sure you know by now, there are two sensations associated with caning; stingy and thuddy. Canes are more commonly linked to a stinging sensation; however some more rigid or heavier canes will deliver an almighty thud. This technique, as its name suggests, simply means alternating between the two. Not only does it give the bottom a break when one of the sensations becomes too much, it will keep them on their toes and ensure that they never get complacent.

We’ve all heard it! That sadistically satisfying sound as something cuts through the air. Well, when it comes to caning, this can be particularly gratifying. Simply move the cane quickly through the air, making cutting sounds to build up anticipation and fear. We love the Scary Swish here at UberKinky, it really adds to the sensation play aspect of caning.

Who doesn’t love surprises? This technique is all in the wrist action; quickly and gently tap your chosen ‘sweet spot’ in a consistent rhythm. The strikes should be soft and gentle, barely hard enough to sting the skin. Once the bottom has relaxed into these gentle hits, start tapping a little harder. You will find that they tense up at first and then relax back into the rhythm. Without breaking the rhythm, give the bottom a hard whack. Continue with the gentle taps, next time startling them with two hard hits, and so on. Gradually build this up so that every tap becomes a hard whack. This can also be used as a very effective warm up technique when transitioning to caning.

No, we’re not talking in a Thai massage parlour! The bottom is likely to be floating around somewhere in subspace during your caning play, so how you bring them back to reality is extremely important. If it’s time for the scene to end, or you’re ready to move onto bigger and better things, choose some way of involving them in the decision. Some Tops ask their bottom to choose a number between one and twenty, advising that this is how many more hits they can expect. Others simply dictate the amount, or have the bottom signal in some way when they are happy to finish. Whichever method you choose, it will allow the bottom to come to terms that their punishment is nearly over.