Special
Orders
don't
upset us ...
Small
Design Changes
One
of the advantages of "benchmade" or "custom" workmanship
is that each item is slightly different than every other
one like it out there. We can build to suit your preferences
and there is usually little or no increase in price for this special attention.
A
time-consuming change or one involving significantly more costly material
will raise the price. It will also create a "custom"
piece that will not be returnable or refundable.
Specifying
Floggers
Flogger
measurements are given as "length overall" -- from the butt
of the handle, (excluding the wrist loop or bale,) to the end of the tresses.
e.g. - A 27" flogger typically has a 9" handle
and 18"of tress. If you have precise measurements in mind,
or a different tress-to-handle ratio, please let us know when you order.
Tress
Count
The
number of tresses, or "tails," on a flogger can vary from flogger
to flogger of the same design, because the thickness of leather often
varies from hide to hide -- especially in the case of deerskin and moosehide.
For example:
Bullhide is nearly twice the thickness of "garment leather,"
which is a little thinner than most deer, which is, in turn, thinner than
most moose. And, obviously, two floggers using the same amount of leather
will have a different number of tresses if the tresses are of differing
widths. Our standard tress width is 3/8" (9.3mm). We routinely
provide 1/4" and 1/2" widths as well on request,
at no extra charge.
Strap
Leather
We
have settled on 12 oz. as our standard strap leather: 12/64"
thick ... roughly 4.5 mm -- about 50% thicker than a garrison
belt. That's about as thick as "Burger Beast" hides are
allowed to get these days. However, for special requirements we do use
a heavy oak-tanned cowhide called "sole bend" that is a whopping
1/4" thick, at no extra cost. But even these thicker hides
are getting harder to find.
Custom
Paddles
Paddles
can use up an astonishing amount of expensive, laminated leather. When
estimating the cost of a custom design we look at the widest dimension
and the overall length. The standard thickness is just shy of 1/2"
... again, "give or take a smidgen" -- depending on the
thickness of the particular part of the particular hide from which we
cut the leather.
Legacy
Designs
For
the past few years, our products have been evolving in the direction of
"bigger." Floggers and plastic canes are longer, paddles and
straps have grown thicker. If you have seen one of our products in a friend's
toybag and you want one "just like it," please
get the exact measurements ... number of tresses ... actual
dimensions -- and let us know how close a match you expect.
Adam
and Gillian's Sensual Whips and Toys, Inc.
40 Grant Ave., Copiague, NY 11726-3817
631 842-1711 M-F after 10 am, siradam@ix.netcom.com
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