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The kinky community site, Fetlife has some really good things going for it. One of the best is that members are encouraged to keep blogs within the site, and you can stumble across some real gems simply by browsing people’s profiles! The following article comes from a very nice fellow, a serious fan of the birch rod, who is kindly allowing me to republish his work here, so that it can help those (who are possibly not members of Fetlife) who are curious about how to go about making a birch rod.

This is a fairly light type of birch, and so is ideal for a beginner or a first time introduction to the birch, or if you simply want to administer (or receive) a gentler birching.

The first step is to take a pair of secateurs (pruning shears) and find a birch tree, or better still a copse or woods. You will need to cut about 20 individual switches, each about 27 inches long. They should be fairly straight and typically be no more than 1/2 inch or 6 mm at the point where you cut them and will ideally have several side branches that are as long or nearly as long as the main shoot.

Try to find switches like these, that, when pinched, will provide several threads within the final birch

If possible I like to take these from a number of trees, think of it if you like as “sustainable BDSM.” I live in an area where birch trees are so common as to almost be ‘tree weeds’ so I can afford the luxury of only taking one switch from any individual tree.

The next step is to trim all the side shoots and branches from the lower 15 inches of the switches. Also trim any ‘nobbles’ or short stubs from the lower parts of the stems. When you have done this, you should be able to comfortably pick the switches up in the palm of your hand and they should feel ‘right’. If you can’t hold the birch comfortably in your hand and get a good grip, then simply try removing a few switches until you can.
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