Torrid Timber and the Joy of Wooden Restraints

One of my very first Kink shoots involved a model who was tied up with her breasts squashed lovingly in a rather midlevel-looking breast vice wearing nipple clamps that were incorporated into a beautiful necklace. The vice had a ratchet that that made the creepiest noise ever as it was closed tight and the spikes, well, they added a whole other element to the equation (newer models are also set up for electro play too). I was hooked.

So when I went to KinkFest for the first time a few months later, I was super excited to find the Torrid Timber booth and the people who made these devices and show them our collaboration.

It was then I learned how many other beautifully-crafted things Torrid Timber made. Wood restraints, paddles unlike any I’ve seen, hand restraints, something to kneel on to make kneeling more comfortable, something to kneel on to make kneeling FAR LESS comfortable, things designed to torture cocks and balls (the horror), a cage and even a crazy elaborate wooden BDSM bed with a built-in stocks, hard points and a place to do suspension.

What I also didn’t know at the time was how extensively I’d end up using many of these items in my future work. The truth is, many of these objects photograph as well or better than leather, rope or metal counterparts in a variety of circumstances and they compliment leather or rope in many others.

Is it because wood is a natural material that speaks to us on a primal level? Is it because wood just makes sense in a place like Oregon? Is it because of the way wood feels? Or is it because of the way Torrid Timber takes the time and effort to create gorgeous work that is fun to use and fun to shoot. Probably all of those things.

Whatever it is, for photos and for play, Torrid Timber is almost always involved at some point.