Have you made any of your own toys/furniture?
Stocks seem really easy to make. I’ve been experimenting with making impact toys.
Insertables seem really difficult to do though. I made some tiny dicks out of silicone, but I don’t have a degasser and the bubbles were problematic.
I have made a pillory, a St. Andrew's cross, a spreader bar and a couple collars. I processed and dyed a big spool of hemp rope into nice shibari ropes. Installing a bunch of tie-down points around and above the bed and fitting them with chains probably counts too.
When I was experimenting with a laser cut, I made what I think is my most original design, this tag that goes over the bar of a nipple piercing, and is held in place when you screw the balls on the ends.
Though this cat toy that I made into a gag for my bunny girl turned out pretty cute, too.
I don't have any pictures yet, but I am just finishing up a pony play head harness modeled after this one, and am quite happy with how it is looking: https://www.lvxsupply.com/collections/featured/products/bit-gag-bridle
Insertables sound interesting, and could synergize with my 3D printing hobby, but the only silicone I have ever cast was a single mold for resin.
What was your process with the pillory? Did you follow a plan, or come up with it yourself?
I think insertables, maybe the 3D printing aspect would be printing out a PLA model, creating a mold around it, and then casting with body safe silicone?
Do you think you could just print the mold directly? I haven't looked deeply into the techniques.
The pillory was pretty simple, so I didn't feel the need for a plan. I had the pillory part sandwiched between a pair of 2X4s with regularly-spaced holes on each end. Long bolts ran through the sandwich, and could be removed to adjust the height. Most of the time it was attached to the bed, but I also made a base out of a pallet so it could be used freestanding. Sadly I don't have the bed anymore. I need to find a place for the pillory in my new house and pull it out of the garage.
I made a paddle for a friend with Tolkien's seal/initials on it. But I also have access to CNC machines at work.
Nice work. That's an interesting combination of subjects. Though now that I think about it, the riddle of the Doors of Durin would make a pretty fantastic lower back tattoo.
Elrond has a safe word?
These are a couple of my pieces
I made a St Andrew's cross, which is pretty basic woodworking
Be extremely careful with anything insertable, but it already sounds like you have a good knowledge of things re. degassing the silicone