The Toybag Guide to Canes and Caning [Paperback]

Janet Hardy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

To the uninitiated, it’s a simple stick. To the skilled player, the cane is simple, beautiful, utilitarian and intense. Janet Hardy shares a decade and a half of expertise on both ends of the cane: use, materials, construction, maintenance, different styles of application, pacing, aftercare and much more.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Janet Hardy (aka Lady Green and Catherine A. Liszt) is a writer, sadomasochist, publisher, and educator. A former award-winning advertising copywriter, she is the author or co-author of eight books, and has spoken and demonstrated at hundreds of clubs and conferences worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Greenery Press (CA) (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890159565
• ISBN-13: 978-1890159566
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Toymaking

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cane Away!, May 26, 2004

By 

Todd Hawley (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Toybag Guide to Canes and Caning (Paperback)

This tiny book offers some a "quick and dirty" introduction to the world of canes and caning. Ms Hardy offers some of her thoughts about this activity, as well as some of the "luridness" of it (she mentions Micheal Fey's caning in Singapore as an example of this), and also a chapter that she calls "The Craft of Caning," which is a short lesson on how to cane someone. Later on, she turns the tables by describing "how to receive the caning," as well as the different types of canes and finally making your own and how to take proper care of them so that they last a good long time.

Since this book along with the others in this series do fit inside a toybag, I could see where someone about to do a caning scene might quickly refer to this for a few pointers before proceeding. This book is not a "beginners caning book" however, again more of a quick review before heading on. Still it has great information readily available at a moment's glance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another good guide, August 14, 2007

By 

Kitty "Lady Ace" (Franklin Park, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Toybag Guide to Canes and Caning (Paperback)

the whole toybag series is just really a must have for anyone interested in the lifestyle. This bookworks like clifnotes to a class, it doesn't replace hands on trainng (as it tells you) but def will help you learn and remember the basics and even a bit beyond. I recomend the whole series!

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and useful little book, December 11, 2011

By 

sardonicus - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Toybag Guide to Canes and Caning (Paperback)

This little book is very interesting and useful for anyone with an interest in the subject matter. It provides a thorough look into the fascinating subject of canes and caning, without pandering to the tastes of those looking for vicarious thrills. Ms. Hardy is a very experienced practitioner of the art of caning and she makes the book a very intriguing read. Anyone with an interest in the art of caning, submitting to the cane, or even making canes, will find something useful in this little, but impressively thorough book.