A Life Of Caning

Tips and musings from ‘A Life Of Caning’ courtesy of Governess, Amanda Thrashington.

The diameter of the cane is important, in which the thicker the rod the more thud like it shall feel to the miscreant’s bottom.  As the diameter narrows or thins, then the sting effect is increased as well as the risk of breaking the cane because of the thin diameter.

The length of the cane is equally important.  The European standard for canes is as follows.   The standard also known as “Nursery” English cane, sometimes know as the “Governess” cane, is 21 inches by three-sixteenth of an inch.  The Junior or also known as the “Office” English cane is 30 to 32 inches by one-forth inch.  The Senior English cane, is 33 inches by five-sixteenth of an inch and the English Disciplinary cane is 36 inches by six-sixteenth of an inch.  The Singapore Punishment cane is six feet long and one-half to three-fourths of an inch in diameter.