Cuffs

A common device used to restrain a person's limbs. There are cuffs that are a rigid single element for holding two limbs and those that have more attachment points or allow the recipient more movement. Then goal is to restrain a person from the cuffs attaching to another body part, another person or an object. Cuffs are commonly worn on the wrists and ankles and sometimes on the thighs, waist, lower arms and upper arms.

Cuffs are used for a large variety of reasons, including restraint, but are not limited to that. For some the ceremony of putting on cuffs by a Dominant (D) type person on an submissive (s) type person will signify the submission of the s-type person to the D-type person. Also some s-type people will wear cuffs as a symbol of their submission, even while not in a play scenario.

In BDSM cuffs are most commonly made out of softer materials like leather, foam or other fabrics with metal attachments as connectors. However metal is also very common and you will sometimes see plastic being used as well. The more rigid cuffs are often made to size and are therefore more expensive.

Sometimes people will use metal police-style Handcuffs in play, but these are not always allowed to be carried in each country. Also sometimes zip tie handcuffs are used.

Due to the invention of 3D printing (and other fabrication methods that have been made more accessible) people have been very creative with the way they make cuffs and how they are applied. The introduction of CNC & Milling machines have also helped to create more variations at a better price point.

Alternative kinds of cuffs can include;

• thumb & toe cuffs
• thumb cuff to nipple clamp
• Air cuffs that use Electro Play to keep the subject restrained
• wrist to upper arm cuffs
• fist cuffs