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What is the best type of clothes peg to use for bondage?

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Greetings. I'm a male sub, curious if some types of clothes pegs are better than others. I'm curious if there's much risk of splinters using wooden ones. When I'm finished I'd like not to have to pick out bits of wood with a tweezers for 20 minutes, if you get me. From a test doing the laundry, I found that wooden ones are pretty mild compared to these hard plastic ones containing just a spring and concentrates the pressure onto a smaller area.

Thanks!

Posted Aug 1, 2021, 2:34 PM UTC

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Be_Glorious•

You're not likely to get a splinter from wooden clothes pins/pegs unless it is broken. A bigger concern should be cleanliness, especially if you want to use the same clothes pins with other people, or if the clothes pins ever come in contact with bodily fluids. Wood is not easy to disinfect because it is so porous; you must boil it to totally disinfect it, which degrades the wood.

Better options include:
-Rubber-tipped wooden clothes pins. They pinch about the same as any other wooden clothes pins. The rubber is easy to clean, as long as it doesn't tear and expose the wood underneath. Be aware of latex allergies though.
- Stainless steel clothes pins. Totally made of metal, they tend to pinch a little harder than wooden clothes pins, but are super easy to totally disinfect.

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Canuck_Voyageur•

A 15 minute soak in bleach would suffice for cleaning. But the wooden ones are so cheap, just keep a set for each client.

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ZookeepergameNew2083•

As a bonus you can thread a shoelace or small piece of string through the spring of a few clothespins and tie a knot on both ends so you have something to tug on!

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Canuck_Voyageur•

There are "motor reducers" that turn a 1800 rpm motor down to 1 rpm. Picture a spool on a 1 rpm shaft connected to 40 feet of parachute cord that runs through a hundred clothes pins.

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ZookeepergameNew2083•

At first I was like “did this guy respond to the wrong comment?” But then I was like “oh no he’s absolutely on point.” 🤣

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SecondToCommentFirstOP•

That sounds really cool I'll definitely try that

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Alyssum•

I've never personally had an issue with splinters, but you'd want to check your clothespins before use to ensure they're in good condition and don't have parts of the wood peeling away anyways. Some people will cut and sand down the angled part of a wooden clothespin so that it ends flat for better placement control/additional pinch strength. I've also read that you can adjust the strength by tightening the spring with needle nose pliers, but at that point I'd personally rather just buy some purpose made clamps.

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raziphel•

I've never had issues with splinters either. If any look suspect just throw them away.

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cissabm•

Splinters have never been an issue for me. If you’re concerned, get new wooden pegs and give them a going over with fine sandpaper. Should be good to go.

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Quinada•

If you prefer the way wooden ones pinch more, you could think about coating the inside of the clothes pegs with something like nail polish to prevent splinters maybe? There might be better options for a coating on the inside but that's what came to mind for me

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Canuck_Voyageur•

Merit in dipping them a couple times in linseed oil, letting it dry, then dipping them in varnish diluted 1:1 with mineral spirits.

This would seal the surface.

Triming the ends with a band saw would be fast and easy.

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Lord_of_the_THOTSSubmissive•

I have used wooden ones plenty of times and have never gotten splinters. They tend to be quite smooth.

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intellectualnerd85•

Bamboo if you want to use renewable resources.

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