5 Best BDSM Canes In 2024, Reviewed by a BDSM Educator

When it comes to BDSM canes, there’s none better than Stockroom’s Rattan With Suede Handle. A one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted masterpiece, it’s skillfully designed and formed from premium-grade rattan and elegant suede. Only the Stockroom could give us an incredibly versatile, pain-focused, yet perfectly safe product. So trust me when I say that this one will be a hit and then some.

Why You Should Trust Us

Hi, I am M.Christian and caning and I go way back; my first introduction to how sharp, stinging, and surprisingly enjoyable natural and synthetic canes can feel was during my early days as a San Francisco kinkster. Soon I was not only swinging them but teaching others how to use them as well.

Jump forward several decades, and I have a dozen or more natural and synthetic models hanging in my closet, ready to use at a moment’s notice. My extensive history and experience with natural canes and other BDSM toys make me the perfect person to write about the best BDSM canes.

I also love hearing stories from my readers, so if you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. You can call me at +1 307-372-3895 or send an email to [email protected]—just make sure to include your name and contact information.

How We Picked The Products

Because there are so many thoroughly excellent canes available to purchase, choosing our favorites is quite daunting.

Putting my many years as a can enthusiast to work, I’ve made my selection process much easier by developing the following test criteria that we could measure on a scale from 0 to 100. While not perfect, I’ve found them extremely helpful when choosing great canes from not-so-great ones.

• Manufacture: Canes need to be able to take and dish out a lot of punishment. This means a cane has to be stiff, accurate, and sturdy. It’s a combination few BDSM sex toy manufacturers can accomplish. But when they do, the gear these top-of-the-line companies make are well worth being on this top list.
• Materials: Similarly, canes have to be made of the right stuff. If not, they can be dangerous, inaccurate, or break too easily. Making one isn’t easy, so picking the correct material requires a lot of experience and forethought. Fortunately, companies like The Stockroom, Extreme Restraints, Mr. S. Leathers, and others are well-versed in what to use and not use when crafting high-quality products. From synthetic canes (e.g. made from nylon) to the rattan family of impact toys, they’re great.
• Design: You’d think stiff models would be easy to design, but manufacturing and selecting the perfect material isn’t. For instance, there’s a staggering number of elements to consider, like width, length, etc. It’s why I restricted my whip candidates to BDSM community-respected companies because if kinksters prefer them, you know they have to be good.
• Safety: Canes aren’t what you’d call gentle impact toys. Even shorter ones can deliver an exceptionally sharp and profoundly painful sting when used with enough force. It’s another reason to stick with kink community-recommended cane makers because they know and respect their power and how dangerous they can sometimes be.
• Versatility: The ability for a cane to be used for more than one caning scene or on a single area of the body is great. However, it’s not something every product should aspire to. Rather it’s a bonus when a model is a multipurpose impact toy. If anything, it’s because you won’t have to buy a new cane when a versatile one will do.

Beginning with the top best-selling canes, I used the above criteria to reduce them to fifteen. My next step was to send these contenders to my team of sex toy testers. I then asked several sexologists and BDSM experts what they thought of them.

During testing, we rated each test criterion on a percentage scale from 0% (Worst) to 100% (Best). We then calculated the overall score using different weighted metrics depending on the importance of the test criteria. Half the total rating comes from Design (25%) and Safety (25%). After that comes Manufacture (10%), Materials (10%), and Versatility (5%).

I finally scoured the Internet for positive or negative reviews before assembling this final list of the five highest-rated BDSM canes.

Everything We Tested

In this chapter, you can see a comparison table with all the products we tested. As you can see, each row has the test criteria our team used during the testing. To make our testing process even more transparent, we also included the raw test data so you can see how the products performed with each test criteria.

Name	Rattan	Bamboo	Command	Heavy Red	Crook-Handled
Category	Best Overall	Budget	Kinksters	Fiberglass	Beginner
Average Rating	95%	94%	91%	90%	89%
Design	95%	94%	90%	90%	88%
Manufacturer	96%	92%	92%	89%	90%
Safety	94%	93%	92%	90%	89%
Versatility	93%	92%	91%	89%	87%
Price & Value	92%	95%	89%	93%	94%
Price Tag	$22 - $25	$16	$69.95	$23	$15.20
Material	Rattan & Suede Leather	Bamboo	Teflon & Steel	Fiberglass & Plastic	Rattan
Length	23 inches - 25 inches	N/A	26 inches	21 inches	28 inches
Color	Stained Wood & Black	Strained Wood	Black & Silver	Black & Red	Stained Wood

1. Stockroom’s Rattan Cane With Suede Handle: Our Test Winner!

Why I Love The Stockroom’s Rattan Cane With Suede Handle:

Canes may look simple but can be extremely difficult to make. Luckily, the kinky geniuses at The Stockroom know how to craft wonderful spanking tools, like the absolute favorite model I’ve ever had the pleasure to wield.

Leave it to The Stockroom to craft a rattan heart toy that’s easy to use and extremely stingy to be on the receiving end of. Using high-quality materials like super high-quality suede, the Stockroom’s given us the perfect cane for advanced and novice kink community members.

I cannot rave enough about The Stockroom’s Rattan Cane With Suede Handle. The true test of any is how accurate and effortless it is to use, which this model passes with flying colors. I could get the tip to land on the right spot time after time, a level of accuracy few natural canes are capable of, let alone rattan ones.

Minor Issues I Found During Testing:

The only downside to this one is some may not like what it’s made of. Specifically, because rattan can’t be sterilized, meaning it’s a one-person cane. Also, suede can be tricky to clean and maintain, especially when it gets sweaty. We suggest you check out the best spanking paddles we reviewed, which may be a better fit for you if you find cleaning toys tedious.

But neither of these are what I’d call serious problems and shouldn’t keep you from buying one of these natural canes for yourself. Think of it as a high-quality investment in pleasure.

Why Stockroom’s Rattan Is The Best BDSM Cane:

You’ll never find a more arousing and beautifully crafted cane. From its perfect balance, weight, and strength to the care and skill that clearly went into building it, The Stockroom’s Rattan With Suede Handle can’t be beaten. The 23-inch version is great for close-up play and the 30-inch one is fantastic for long-distance caning. One of the BDSM toys we highly recommend everyone to try.

Deceptively simple yet splendidly elegant, this product is The Stockroom at its finest and well worth paying $22 to $25 for.

Here’s why The Stockroom’s Rattan Cane With Suede Handle is our test winner:

• Manufacture: It may look simple, but it’s why The Stockroom is so well respected by kinksters everywhere. Every part of this Rattan Cane With Suede Handle is perfectly crafted, making it a durable, stiff, and sexy-as-hell toy.
• Materials: Other BDSM toy makers might cut a corner or two when making natural models. Not the case with The Stockroom, as they selected prime-quality rattan and high-grade suede for their natural canes. With that in mind, it’s hard to believe this stiff cane sells for only $23 to $25. But it does, making it another fine reason you should get yourself one, two, or even three of them.
• Design: The Stockroom doesn’t just produce great toys but designs them as well. This is a fine example, evidenced by how precisely shaped and ideally balanced it is.
• Versatility: Making an already fine cane even finer, it comes in either 23 or 25-inch lengths. Considering how affordable they are, you can get one or both so you’ll have a toy for practically every caning play scene you can imagine.

Features:

• Materials: Rattan And Suede Leather
• Measurements: Available In 23 Or 25 Inch Lengths And Both Are Approximately 1 Inch In Diameter.
• Colors: Stained Wood And Black

Pros:

• It’s a remarkably well-made and beautifully crafted toy.
• It comes in 2 lengths for greater versatility for a wide range of play possibilities.
• It’s a remarkably well-balanced, stiff, and impressively accurate cane.
• The Stockroom is internationally famous for producing high-quality natural canes.
• Straight-handle canes are easier to control and use.

Cons:

• Suede and rattan canes can be difficult to clean and maintain.
• Natural canes are known to be extremely stingy, so they may be too much for impact novices to handle.

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2. Stockroom’s Bamboo Cane: Our Budget Pick

Why I Love The Stockroom’s Bamboo Cane:

Here is a great toy that won’t hit your wallet too hard. However, this stiff model isn’t just a low-price cane but a fantastic addition to every kinkster’s play bag.

Brilliantly crafted from the finest quality materials and resembling prison canes used by Singapore authorities, it feels like it should cost much more than a mere $16.

Minor Issues I Found During Testing:

Fine though it is, bamboo may be too stiff and thick for inexperienced bottoms to handle. Though if you can handle it and want a whip capable of delivering a range of pleasantly stingy sensations, there’s no better cane than this one.

Why The Stockroom’s Bamboo Is Our Budget Pick:

Only The Stockroom could have crafted such a powerful and low-price cane. An elegant masterpiece and testament to The Stockroom’s dedication to superior quality, it’s ideally suited for punishment scenes and other pain-related BDSM activities.

Here are my other great reasons why The Stockroom’s Bamboo is our preferred low-price cane money can buy:

• Manufacture: Proof The Stockroom knows how to make excellent natural canes; it’s as finely crafted and exciting as canes costing five times as much. It’s also a fantastic way to explore the delights of caning. Plus, if you do not like it, you only spent less than $20 on your experiment.
• Versatility: The Stockroom correctly describes their Bamboo toy as thick and strong enough to be used as a walking stick as well as a great BDSM sex toy. Its remarkable versatility makes it the perfect choice for all sorts of caning scenes.

Features:

• Materials: Bamboo
• Colors: Strained Wood

Pros:

• It’s a fashionable accessory and a powerful toy.
• The perfect whipping cane for punishment scenes.

Cons:

• Thick and stiff, it may be too stingy for BDSM canning newbies.

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3. Command Impact Cane: For Experienced Kinksters

Why I Love Extreme Restraint’s Command Impact Cane:

If you are well-acquainted with the pleasures and pains of caning, you’ll be excited to learn about my next list entry. Designed and made by Extreme Restraints, it’s as stingy as one can expect. Constructed out of surprisingly strong Teflon and with a stainless steel grip, it’s a cane that’ll have every experienced bottom screaming with delight.

Minor Issues I Found During Testing:

This product is probably too stiff and unyielding for most novices to easily handle. Not some newbies won’t enjoy it, but a beginner’s cane is not.

Why Command Impact Is Our Preferred Advanced BDSM Cane:

The more you get into caning the more you may find yourself craving more intense sensations. Something Extreme Restraints understands, which is why they’ve crafted this bleeding-edge BDSM toy. Trust me when I say it’s a cane that beats every other one in regards to power, impact strength, and durability.

Here’s why Extreme Restraint’s Command Impact is on my top list:

• Materials: I’ve seen and used synthetic and rattan heart models before, but none were as brutally thrilling as Extreme Restraint’s Teflon one. I wonder why more impact toys aren’t made of this wonderful material. Plus, its stainless steel handle gives it an extra-intimidating look.
• Design: If you’re a hardcore masochist or play with someone who is Extreme Restraint’s Command Impact will immediately strike you in all the arousing and right ways.

Features:

• Materials: Teflon And Stainless Steel
• Measurements: It’s 26 Inches Long And Slightly Over Half An Inch Wide. The Handle, Not Including The Wrist Strap, Is 7 Inches Long And 1.5 Inches In Diameter.
• Colors: Black and silver

Pros:

• Undoubtedly, it’s a cane every advanced impact enthusiast will admire and enjoy.
• The Command Impact is visually appealing and feels like getting struck by lighting.
• Synthetic canes are easier to clean than most natural canes.
• Straight-handle canes are often more comfortable to use than crook-handle ones. Its wrist strap adds to how effortless it is to use.

Cons:

• It’s definitely not designed or manufactured for beginners.
• The Command Impact is expensive at $69.95.

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4. The Stockroom’s Heavy Red: Fiberglass Cane

Why I Love The Stockroom’s Heavy Red:

Of all the things canes can be constructed from, fiberglass is known by kinksters worldwide for delivering a uniquely sharp and extra-stinging punch. The Stockroom has put its BDSM wisdom to good use by crafting a fiberglass model that takes these impact toys to a whole new level.

Minor Issues I Found During Testing:

Fiberglass can take a lot of time and no small amount of experience to get used to. It’s also something many people might be allergic to. Even if they’re not, skin irritation and rashes have been known to occur. But if you know and are aroused by fiberglass canes, then The Stockroom’s Heavy Red’s sensations will have you purring like a kinky kitten.

Why The Stockroom’s Heavy Red Is The Best Fiberglass Cane:

Fiberglass isn’t easy to work with, not to mention trying to make a BDSM cane out of it. It’s why I respect The Stockroom. They not only crafted a pleasurably stingy device out of fiberglass, but it’s impressively effortless to use.

But that’s merely the tip of the kinky iceberg why I chose The Stockroom’s Heavy Red as my favorite Fiberglass Cane:

• Materials: Fiberglass isn’t the only stuff The Stockroom created their Heavy Red cane from. For instance, it sports a comfortable rubber-covered handle and is capped with a firmly secured plastic tip.
• Safety: Fiberglass is rare among cane-makers and, if used incorrectly, can lead to painful skin conditions. But the Stockroom’s Heavy Red is a wonderful exception because it’s designed to be safe without being too stiff.

Features:

• Materials: Fiberglass And Hard Plastic
• Measurements: It’s 21 Inches From Grip To Tip.
• Colors: It’s Black And Red

Pros:

• The Stockroom’s given us an arousing and remarkably safe fiberglass cane.
• It’s an exceptionally whippy and not at all brittle toy.
• Synthetic canes are easier to clean and harder to damage than natural canes.

Cons:

• Fiberglass canes may irritate your partner’s skin.

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5. The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Rattan: Beginner-Friendly

Why I Love The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Rattan Cane:

The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Rattan’s remarkable rigidity means it’s effortless to control, enabling you to know precisely how hard it’s landing. Made from quality stuff, it’s easy to clean and maintain. Better yet, The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Rattan Cane’s insanely low price of $15.20 makes it a perfect beginner’s model.

Minor Issues I Found During Testing:

Because it’s such a stiff model, The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled should be used lightly until you and your partner become used to it. But even experienced cane enthusiasts should be cautious when swinging it.

Why The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Is The Most Beginner-Friendly:

Affordable, controllable, and made from all-natural ingredients are only just a couple of great reasons why The Stockroom’s Crook-Handled Cane is my beginner recommendation:

• Materials: The Stockroom picked the perfect type, length, and width of rattan when crafting such an awe-inspiringly fine cane. It’s a cane that balances strength, durability, and control with enjoyability.
• Safety: It’s a cane that’s safe for beginners. At the same time, its deep-tissue intensity will also excite advanced-impact toy fans.

Features:

• Materials: Rattan
• Measurements: 28 Inches Long And About 3/8 Of An Inch Wide.
• Colors: Stained Wood

Pros:

• It’s an excellent multi-purpose impact toy everyone will appreciate, whatever their comfort level.
• Thuddy canes are great for impact beginners.

Cons:

• Due to its stiffness, it shouldn’t be swung too fast or hard.

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What Is A BDSM Cane?

BDSM canes are spanking tools designed to strike but not injure a recipient’s buttocks. There’s a huge variety of products to choose from. Natural canes are frequently made from wood, leather, bamboo, or rattan. Artificial canes are constructed out of rubber, nylon, Teflon, and even steel. Thinner, more flexible models tend to be sharper and stingier than thicker, shorter ones. Also, some people prefer a whippy leather cane over a snapping one. Others may prefer ones that provide deeper, more intense sensations. [1]

How To Use A BDSM Cane?

You cannot and should not buy a cane and immediately start swinging it. If you do, you could seriously injure yourself or your partner. I strongly recommend taking more than a few hands-on classes on cane safety before playing with one.

Remember, how they are used in erotic stories or porn movies isn’t how you should use them in real life. Also, be sure and set to a safe word or two in case you or your partner needs help. To make the experience more exciting, you can also try incorporating BDSM restraints to take the sexual experience up a notch.

Due to their flexibility, canes move faster, strike far harder, and cause more pain than you might expect. So don’t swing yours like you would a bat or a golf club.

Instead, be careful and focus on a short, sharp impact for punishment play or when playing with prison canes. For a more sensual experience, use quick, repetitive, straight strikes on the same part of your partner’s ass. Begin lightly so they can build up their endorphins, then steadily increase your tempo along with how hard you’re hitting.

Even when punishing a submissive, using excessive energy when wielding a cane is still not a good idea. Place them in a prone position to make it easier to avoid wrapping. Having them prone also is a great way to land whippy impacts.

Canes are often flexible, so they don’t require much effort to deliver a lot of force. But a lot of force also translates into too much pain and far too little pleasure. That might be an issue to some, which makes whips somewhat a better option (for the best BDSM whips click here).

Getting used to how it works and feels requires more than a little practice. Even the most well-made and expertly balanced cane will wobble uncontrollably if held or swung incorrectly. Inaccurate cane can lead to snapping or wrapping, something few people prefer over more pleasurable impacts. A pillow makes a great practice target until you learn how to keep yours straight.

Thinner, lighter models move faster, which produces stingy sensations and more welts than bruises. However, these types are harder to control. On the other hand, thicker, heavier canes often result in deeper, more diffuse sensations. If you prefer light play, I suggest less whippy ones which will sting less and feel more like a spank.

Pro Tip: You can also slap on a spanking skirt to take the pleasure of teasing to the next level. Here are some of the best spanking skirts to choose from. And if you have the budget for it, we also recommend a spanking bench.

If your partner’s buttocks are getting a little rough or feel like leather, that usually indicates a bruise may be forming. While not dangerous, bruises may make sitting down unpleasant until they heal. Ensuring your partner remains prone can also be an effective way to keep track of their progress.

If your partner’s buttocks become hard or leathery, this sometimes indicates welts are starting to form. Fortunately, as with bruises, welts aren’t life-threatening and will fade over time.

How To Clean a BDSM Cane?

Always check with the company who made your cane on how to properly maintain it. If this information is unavailable, here are a few rules to follow when cleaning your cane.

Don’t forget natural canes, as in ones made from wood or leather, cannot be completely sterilized so shouldn’t be used on more than one person. Synthetic canes, made from plastic, nylon, carbon fiber, and other materials, can be sterilized. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be extra careful when maintaining them.

You can read more on how to clean spanking sex toys in this guide.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What Does A BDSM Cane Feel Like?

Canes can be anything from shockingly stingy to gentle, even playful sensual, depending on what they’re made of, how heavy or light they are, or the amount of energy when swung [2].

Thinner, lighter, longer canes sting more than thicker, heavier, thuddy canes and are known to produce deeper, more diffuse sensations.

Electroconductive models can be extremely stingy, their sensations often compared to being hit by lightning. A brittle material like rattan can be especially whipping and sting more than a softer material like leather.

Are BDSM Canes Safe?

Canes are safe when used by people who know what they are capable of, understand how to use them correctly, and respect how dangerous they can be[3].

Canes require extensive practice and hands-on training from an expert before you, or anyone, should think of picking one up–let alone striking someone with one.

As for where to use a cane, it’s the buttocks and only the buttocks and nowhere else. Even so, don’t swing it too hard or with too much force; otherwise, you may seriously injure someone.

Do Canes Hurt?

Canes can hurt, but how much depends on what they’re made of, how they are designed, and how they’re used. For example, punishment scenes may involve one or more extremely forceful strikes. Lighter, quicker strikes are used during sensual play sessions. Flexible canes feel sharper and more intense than stiff ones. But try to avoid wrapping, which can be unpleasant [1].

How To Store A BDSM Cane?

To keep your canes straight, hang them in a cool, dry place like a closet as they can get bent out of shape when laid flat, making them unsafe to use. So put them somewhere they’ll get bent or twisted. Hang yours from a clothes rack if you don’t have a closet and keep them away from direct sunlight or from getting too warm.

You can read more about storing BDSM sex toys in this guide.

How To Make A BDSM Cane?

Cane’s may look simple to make, but don’t try to make your own. If you use the wrong material or are unfamiliar with spanking safety, a handmade cane could hurt someone. You can read more on how to make DIY BDSM canes in this extensive guide.

Instead, I recommend buying an affordable product from qualified experts like The Stockroom, Mr. S. Leathers, or Extreme Restrained. Besides, these sex toys aren’t expensive, so you can afford to buy quality ones rather than making your own. One perfect alternative if you want more options for a sex toy while staying on a budget is floggers, click here to go over the BDSM floggers we reviewed.

What Thickness Should A BDSM Cane Be?

For deep tissue impacts rather than sharper sensations, go with less flexible and wider canes. If you’re into pain or prefer welts over bruises, go with thinner, flexible canes But remember that what it’s made of can also affect how it feels. For instance, half-inch-in diameter wood or rattan canes may hit harder than same-sized acrylic ones [1].

What Is The Best Material For A Spanking Cane?

Choosing a good cane begins with thinking about how you want to use it. For instance, knowing that natural canes can’t be sterilized makes them a single-person toy. If you want to spank one or more people, buy ones made from plastic, Teflon, nylon, Delrin, Lexan, or other synthetic materials. Acrylic canes are also great for sharing with other people. You can read more on our guide for picking the best sex toy material.

What’s The Difference Between A BDSM Cane And Crop?

Canes are typically narrow pieces of artificial or natural materials with a grip or handle at one end. However, a riding crop is shorter than a cane, is made from multiple substances, and features a looped tip. If you prefer riding crops instead of canes, you can check our review of the best BDSM crops.

Primary Sources

1. Bondagegazette. BDSM Caning Technique (December 2019)

2. Lascivity. A Complete Guide to BDSM Caning (January 2022)

3. Medium. The Art of Caning (May 2022)

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