Ankle/wrist stocks

Wooden Wrist or Ankle Stocks
Photo by Robin Roberts

Ankle/wrist stocks have been used as restraining devices for many hundreds of years, with examples finding their way into museums and displays. Stocks have a simple concept - to restrain an individual's ankles, wrists and/or head between the material used to form the stock assembly. There are three basic categories of stocks: little stocks, box stocks, and frame stocks. Little stocks are more mobile than the other two categories, while frame stocks are the largest of the three classifications. Frame stocks can have their own dedicated frame (the stock is a piece of freestanding furniture), or be mounted in a doorway, at the head/foot of a bed, on a horse, etc. When used in BDSM, stocks can have many purposes, from limiting mobility and personal freedom, to holding an individual secure as a form of discipline, for sexual stimulation, medieval role playing or sexual role-play and any variation in between.

"How-ta"

The stocks shown in the picture at right were made from two pieces of 2x4 eighteen inches long and four pieces of 1x4 5 1/4 long. I placed the two pieces of 2x4 edge-to-edge and clamped them together. I drilled two 2 1/2 inch diameter holes with a hole saw. Sand and finish all six pieces of wood to the color and texture of your choosing. (Note: it is advisable to sand the 1x4 pieces to allow the movable 2x4 to open more easily!)

I then screwed the four 1x4 pieces (using 2" wafer head screws) unto the 2x4s. I drilled two 3/4" holes to allow for two pieces of 3/4" dowels to hold the movable piece closed. To make the stocks easier to open and close, I also rounded the movable piece to allow one dowel to act as a pivot point. See also Wrist and/or Ankle

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