Bamboo

Bamboo in Kyoto, Japan.

Bamboo is a wood-like material made of the stems of bamboo plants. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth and belongs to the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae.

Its stems are hollow and segmented. In dried form, they are typically yellowish brown, lightweight, and come in diameters ranging from a few millimeters to 10 or more centimeters, and are typically sold in lengths of one to four meters. The timber bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) grows an amazing 2 to 3 feet a day until it reaches 45 feet or higher.

Bamboo can be used in gardening, in furniture making or for the making of trestles.

Bamboo canes

Bamboo canes can be used for corporal punishment, but are generally considered unsafe because they can easily break and splinter, causing severe injuries if they do. Rattan canes, which are flexible, are much safer. Bamboo canes are generally used only because they are cheaper and more easily available in shops.

Bamboo paddles

From segments of bamboo of big diameter, paddles can be made. These paddles are slightly curved, hard and smooth on the outside, and generally well-suitable for spanking. The risk of splintering is lower than for bamboo canes because the material is not as thin.

Bamboo skewers

Bamboo skewers are long, skinny slivers of bamboo (usually 10-12" long and 1/16" in diameter) resembling larger toothpicks. In light BDSM, they can be used to scratch the skin. As a torture device slivers can be pushed into the finger or toe nail bed to create excruciating pain.

Main article: Bamboo skewers

Bamboo swords

In some Asian countries, bamboo swords (aka: Shinai are (or have been) used for judicial and/or school corporal punishment.

See also

• Ferula
• Rattan
• Arundo donax

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Bamboo ]

List of Spanking Implements
Flat spanking implements bath brush (wooden or plastic) belt bimmy cooking spatula (wooden or plastic) dough scraper (rubber or silicone) flyswatter hairbrush (wooden or plastic) leather paddle Newspaper paddle (wooden paddle) ping-pong paddle ruler (wooden or plastic) slapper/flapper slipper / Plimsoll strap / Strop tawse wooden spoon Stick-like spanking implements blackboard pointer cane (rattan, bamboo etc.) crop ferula stick switch yardstick Other spanking implements baccalà (clipfish) birch carpet beater Quirt rope's end scourge stinging nettles Whipping implements include bullwhip cat o' nine tails chicotte (an African whip) flail flogger horsehair whip human hair whip klopfpeitsche loopy johnny martinet quirt rebenque (South American gaucho whip) rubber hose single-tail whip sjambok (South African whip)
Some spanking implements produce more "sting" while others produce more "thud". See "sting and thud" for more on this distinction.