Reddit reviews Think Safe 1095TS 7" Trauma Shear

Hello.

A lot of things can go badly wrong with even basic bondage. For that reason, I really don't recommend learning it by trying it for yourself. The best way to learn bondage is to have it taught to you in person.

The good news is, bondage people are very open and usually offer workshops in any big city. If you go to one, expect to walk into a room full of people who you are in no way sexually attracted to, including some that are slightly sexually repulsive to you. But stay anyway. Keep your clothes on. Listen and learn.

In addition to safety, a workshop will teach you a few really fun knots, tell you the best kinds of rope and where to buy it, how to clean things afterwards, and all sorts of other useful tips.


If you ignore that advice-- which is really the best advice-- here are a few things to watch out for. It's three tips that will prevent you from injuring somebody.

1. Cutting off circulation. Wrists are surprisingly easy to fuck up badly in a short amount of time. Fucked up wrists don't always hurt while they are getting damaged.
   
   
2. Subs passing out. I have witnessed a healthy man tied up as a demo, just standing there, suddenly go weak and topple over. Fortunately, a bunch of us were standing around watching and kept him from hitting the ground. He came around and was fine. I've also had a young guy tied up as my sub when-- again, for no apparent reason-- he started to go into light shock... shivering and going weak. Again, I got him out of rope and as soon as he warmed up, he was fine. Something about even light bondage fucks with some people in significant ways.
   
   
3. Obviously, don't get a rope near the side or front of the neck. It can put pressure on the carotid arteries.
   
   With respect to number one, beginners should not use rope on hands or wrists. Go to Mr. S. (reputable shop) and get a set of nice basic padded wrist restraints. They have tie-points on the outside of the restraint. A lot of beginners seem to think that restraints are for the hard-core people. But the reality is just the opposite: restraints are there for beginners to not fuck up.
   
   With respect to number two, never leave anyone tied up alone. Always be prepared with a set of EMT scissors. Note that these are sharp enough to cut rope, but the points are blunted so you can stick them between the rope and skin (eg: neck) without cutting. It's to get somebody out of rope if they pass out or if your knots go wrong and start to self-tighten.
   
   Always have an escape plan: for example, never clip a wrist restraint to a metal chain: tie it with rope instead so you can cut it if the sub passes out suddenly.
   
   Don't leave arms tied elevated for a long period in an early session. It causes a lot of stress to the body. Try it for ten minutes the first time, and if that goes well, try it for 20 minutes.
   
   Start slow. Try something briefly. see how the sub feels the next day. Try it again longer/harder if it works. Know what a safeword is. Don't jump right into rape play. Don't jump right into gags.
   
   That's sorta the first 10 minutes of a bondage talk. But really, go to one and get it for real.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Knotty Boys yet, they have a lot of good tutorials.

Also: If you are going to try rope bondage, please have EMT shears on hand. You can get them for $4 on Amazon. These are designed to cut material off of a person without harming their skin; it is not safe to use regular scissors or a knife to cut rope off of someone in an emergency.

35 feet is honestly long for rope stuff, even for people who do a lot of rope stuff.

Most ropes come in 30 feet pieces and are doubled over to create more surface are, for a total of 15 feet of working length.

Many people prefer even shorter lengths, in the 23 foot range, again doubled over for more like 11 feet of working length.

Some rope packages come with 5 lengths of 30 and 2 lengths of 15. The lengths of 30 are used for complex ties, while the 15 are used for smaller ties or finishing longer ones where you need just a little more rope.

The 15 foot lengths are again doubled over for a very manageable length of 7.5 feet.

You could cut it into 3 pieces. Two 10 foot lengths and one length of 15. Knot the ends off, or use tape if you do not intend on washing it. This would give you enough for say-

• hands together, feet together
  
• hands together, feet at each corner of foot board
  
• wrists to thighs
  
• wrists to crotch
  
  Very helpful video for learning rope.
  
  Another helpful rope tutorial.
  
  Have you got safety shears?

When I started doing bondage, I got a bunch of thick (1/4 inch) cotton clothesline from the hardware store, cut it into 15ft and 30ft lengths, and tied a tight overhand knot at the ends. Rope is always easy to explain away, particularly when it's "normal" rope and not the nice bondage-specific stuff. If you find that you really like tying, you can always buy better rope, and then you have convenient lengths of clothesline for other things.

15ft is enough for tying wrists together in a two-column tie, and you can use that same simple tie to tie together anything that has two 'columns', like two ankles, an arm to a waist, two sides of a bent leg, and so on.

If you want to, say, tie wrists and ankles to the bedposts, what you want is a one-column tie, which is just a secure and comfortable way to secure one 'column' of the body to something else.

If you want to get more into bondage, 30ft is enough to tie a basic chest harness, which you can use to tie other things to, as a convenient 'handle' for your partner, or just to give them more of a feeling of confining rope. A common chest harness is a box tie, or a takate kote, which is basically a chest harness that binds the hands and arms instead of letting them stay loose.

If you want something other than rope, I'd recommend something thicker like scarves rather than strips of fabric. You can pick up scarves at basically any women's accessories section of a department store. Fabric tends to knot tightly, so thicker fabric is a bit better, and it's good to keep something around to help work the knot out (like a knitting needle to stick into the knot) or something to cut the fabric (like a pair of safety shears or a knife you're comfortable using close to skin). Actually, keeping those things around is important when you're tying with rope, too.

Get a pair of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NG8V9E/

If you end up using neckties you absolutely positively need a pair.

They're cheaper, safer, and better than anything you may have hanging around already.

The local Home Despot is the best place to get started.
You want the kind or rope without a core like
twisted nylon

There are some good resources online for how to do ties. Start with twisted monk

And buy a set of EMT shears
Important in case of emergency either physical or mental.


Very important, it's ok to tap out and stop right in the middle, by either side. Set up a safe word.

After that spend a bunch of time talking about it. What you both liked, didn't like, want to try..

Good for you.

Please learn to play safe. Do not hesitate to say that something bothers you (mentally or physically)

I did my wife's hands up too tight (oops!) and she immediately mentioned the tingling in her fingers. Do not wait to say something is too tight, too rough, etc.

I got this rope (200ft) and it's very soft and doesn't tangle.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004432CHI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also, make sure you have a set of sheers like this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NG8V9E/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Even cheaper option

I've never heard them called surgical scissors but I've always called them tramua sheers, and they're quite cheap