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Posted by: Zyngaru
« on: November 03, 2023, 10:10:53 am »

I am thinking the weight of the individual would make a huge difference in what would and would not work.  Some kids and adults you might need outriggers on the stool to counter act their weight being thrust forward.

That is why I really like the first one shown.  Kneeling on the lower level with act as a counterbalance for the weight put over the top level.  I do think the top level needs to be adjustable for height though to make it perfect.
Posted by: Jack
« on: November 02, 2023, 05:14:28 pm »

Stability is going to depend on a couple of issues.  Height is going to have something to do with it, because you're raising the balance point.  However, the construction of the base also has something to do with it.  What Kat described - four legs - is going to be more stable than a bar stool with a round base.  You have to look around some, but they do make bar stools with weighted bases for more stability (I think it has less to do with height to width ratio than it does with how the weight is distributed - with two people using the seat, the point of balance will be very high, while a weight in the base will help balance that, if I have the idea right).

Another good option is something like this -



These are 24 inches, but they make others that are thirty inches.  I'm not sure if you can get taller than that, but it's still a pretty good height.

Posted by: Plagosus
« on: November 02, 2023, 01:59:03 pm »

Quote from: Kat on November 02, 2023, 10:28:33 am
Quote from: Plagosus on November 02, 2023, 04:27:17 am
Isn't stability more a question of the height to width ratio rather than how solidly constructed the stool is?

I only have anecdotal evidence, Plag. Mine worked fine.

Kat

Noted.

I do wonder though if the principle I suggested is correct. I am never sure about anything which involves applied mathematics/engineering/physics. Things are either obvious or counter-intuitive and I never know which applies.

Of course even if the principle does apply it does not follow that anything theoretically a bit more unstable than something else will in fact topple over. The question is whether there is a critical point where the ratio of height to width is such that toppling over during proceedings is more likely than not.
Posted by: Kat
« on: November 02, 2023, 10:28:33 am »

Quote from: Plagosus on November 02, 2023, 04:27:17 am
Isn't stability more a question of the height to width ratio rather than how solidly constructed the stool is?

I only have anecdotal evidence, Plag. Mine worked fine.

Kat
Posted by: Zac
« on: November 02, 2023, 07:20:35 am »

Two chairs, placed back to back, are used for the "Winchester position" where the miscreant kneels on the seat of one chair, bends over the chair backs, and places their hands on the seat of the other chair. I this works with most chairs so long and the backs are not too high or swivel chairs.
Posted by: Plagosus
« on: November 02, 2023, 04:27:17 am »

Isn't stability more a question of the height to width ratio rather than how solidly constructed the stool is?
Posted by: Kat
« on: November 01, 2023, 02:32:02 pm »

Quote from: Plagosus on November 01, 2023, 02:28:14 pm
Quote from: Kat on November 01, 2023, 02:15:39 pm
A padded bar stool makes a nice alternative to a gymnastics horse.

Whilst it would get the bottom up nicely (a sine qua non) I fear a bar stool would lack stability.

I think the stability would depend on the construction. I had a pair of stools that came with a table. They were constructed of square steel tubing, with four legs and supporting members between the legs. I found it pretty stable for canings. You have a valid point about many bar stools.

Kat
Posted by: Plagosus
« on: November 01, 2023, 02:28:14 pm »

Quote from: Kat on November 01, 2023, 02:15:39 pm
A padded bar stool makes a nice alternative to a gymnastics horse.

Whilst it would get the bottom up nicely (a sine qua non) I fear a bar stool would lack stability.
Posted by: Kat
« on: November 01, 2023, 02:15:39 pm »

A padded bar stool makes a nice alternative to a gymnastics horse. Lots of high beds have steps that look a lot like the Eton birching block. (Pet suppliers also sell these steps for people with small or old dogs who need help getting on a bed.)

Kat
Posted by: Plagosus
« on: October 26, 2023, 04:36:07 pm »

Quote from: Jack on October 26, 2023, 01:32:49 pm
I know sawhorses can be used for various standing/bent over positions, especially with just  a bit of added padding

I am in the middle of writing a story with just such a piece of "furniture". I thought I had come up with a novelty.  ;)
Posted by: Jack
« on: October 26, 2023, 01:32:49 pm »

Our main interest on this forum seems to be Domestic Discipline, especially WHASS (wholesome home and school spanking) applied to minors.  To that extent, the furniture which most of us use, imagine, or write about probably tends to be limited to those things found around a home or school - straight backed, armless chairs for a parent to sit in, while taking a boy across their lap; a bed (especially a child's bed); a footstool;  a couch; easy chair; a kitchen table and chair; or a student's school desk or a more regular desk.

HOWEVER, other options are available.  While I find it hard to imagine most parents having furniture specifically used to spank (unless they have a kink of their own, I suppose), there are things you can find around the house.  I know sawhorses can be used for various standing/bent over positions, especially with just  a bit of added padding, but then I see something like this...



While this is made as one object, it's basically just a stool and table next to each other.  Without the hooks for restraints, it's easy to imagine having these items in the home... and it wouldn't be hard to use them with restraints, if it was called for.

If you've ever watched a video from Spanking Central (RIP, Cliff) or Spanking Straight Boys (amongst many others) you know there are a variety of spanking benches, stocks, and hoists available specifically.

So, what I'm wondering is pretty much threefold (or even fourfold) - can you think of other furniture that's used for spanking on a quotidian basis, what else that's common in a home could be adapted for specific spanking use, can you see situations (outside of very strict schools) to use more specific furniture for spanking minors, and what is your favorite furniture for spanking (as a top or bottom)?