I hate to disappoint but, no, I haven’t made centre-fold nor will you see me in a bunny costume but I am in Polish Playboy. In fact, apart from a photo of Electric Faerie and I at LFAJRB from a couple of years ago and a few names that I recognise, it is all a …
My suppliers have finally been in touch to tell me that they still don’t know when the new stocks of 5mm and 6mm Tossa Lite will be in. It looks to be unlikely that I’ll see them this side of Xmas apparently, which inevitably means not until the New Year as very little moves between …
Right on time, the samples of the new reinforced jute arrived this morning. As an added bonus, I discovered they can also do a 4mm version which is good as rope always seems to put on an extra 1mm when you treat it or be slightly over specification in diameter. Admittedly, it’s hard to measure …
No doubt there are those who think I should be safely locked away to protect society but I hate to disappoint them, I intend to remain at large until they catch me. So far, whilst visiting a couple of friends who have not managed to stay below the radar, I have managed to slip in …
‘Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask’ about the primary tool of our trade, I strongly recommend this article which delves back into its origins, showing amongst other things 3,500 year old rope! [private] In his “History of Rope” Bill Fronzaglia provides some fascinating facts. Well, fascinating to us rope geeks …
I’ll start out with a disclaimer: I am not an engineer or physicist! That said, I have a logical mind and can apply it practically…and there’s Google. I started thinking about rope breaks and it seemed to me that friction is a big factor. It has been speculated, not unreasonably, that the ‘sawing’ action of …
As more and more people are doing bondage performances these days, I thought I’d share some insights from my performance career. Admittedly, there is probably a massive amount I don’t know as I have never had any formal training in that area and becoming a performer happened largely by accident. In fact, getting up in …
On Saturday, 1 December, top French rigger Dr Phil will be running a suspension master class at The Flying Dutchman. The contents of the workshop would be a continuation of Kazami Ranki’s course and the theme will be suspension techniques, attention to details and behaviour. Dr Phil’s reputation is as a rigger technician who focuses …
We decided to conduct some rather Heath Robinson tests to determine the loadings on the two wraps of a t-k during suspension. We always knew some orientations like face-downs with the legs pulled up high near the axis of suspension produced crushing constriction on the upper wrap but not relatively how much or how much …
OK, I know we have been a bit slack about doing gallery updates but you either get posts or piccies as there aren’t enough hours in the day. We spent all day yesterday shooting with Spanish photographer, Antonia Penia, whose work has graced the pages of such illustrious organs as Playboy. Talking of which, I …