GratefulPain Narrow Customized BDSM Spanking Paddle Review

GratefulPain Narrow Customized BDSM Spanking Paddle Review

Handcrafted and hand-made over in the UK, the Grateful Pain spanking paddle is a nice, hardwood paddle designed for impact play. Individually crafted, the paddle is 16″ in total length, a little under 2.5″ in width, and about 0.5″ in thickness. The handle makes up 5″ of the 16″ of total length. The paddle is offered in a rounded or squared end, and you can choose four different types of woods for the handle as well. This offers lots of options to get the right paddle “look” you’re going for.

The Grateful Pain custom BDSM paddle doesn’t come in any particular packaging. However, it was wrapped up very snuggly in its shipping packaging. Entirely discreet on the inside, the paddle was wrapped in multiple layers of padding and protection to make its journey across the ocean. While it took awhile to unwrap, the paddle was entirely unharmed and it was in great condition – despite the long journey it had.

GratefulPain Narrow Customized BDSM Spanking Paddle Review

The Narrow BDSM spanking paddle has a pretty basic design – and honestly, that works well for it. You don’t need an elaborate and complicated design for a spanking paddle. You have the handle, and you have the paddle area. The handle is well-attached to the rest of the paddle, and you shouldn’t have any concerns about accidentally snapping the paddle. I’m sure it’s *possible*, but you’d have to go well beyond most people’s pain tolerances to even begin to approach that level. The Narrow BDSM Spanking Paddle from Gratefulpain seems extremely durable – and I’ve never once doubted its longevity during a scene.

Despite being “basic”, the paddle is well-crafted. It has been lovingly sanded down and glossed, and I’ve had no concerns about slivers or other issues. Despite being sanded and finished, however, the spanking paddle designer didn’t go overboard. You can still feel the wood’s texture when you run your fingers over the surface. It’s the best of both worlds – your paddle is safe, but it also still FEELS like wood.

When it comes to the handle of the paddle, there’s a lot more preparation done with it. The wood is entirely smoothed down and retains very little wood texture. The gloss and finish is also much more heavy-handed here. This is likely because your hand will be slipping and sliding along the handle during use – not to mention the potential for sweaty pants getting into and ruining the wood of the handle.

The handle design is about perfect, though. Someone with a larger hand might want to upgrade to one of their non-narrow designs, but I wear a Large-sized medical glove, and this handle is basically perfect. It’s a fantastic diameter to grip onto, and the thickness at the base of the handle helps prevent the paddle from sliding out of my hands. The paddle from Grateful Pain doesn’t have any hanging loop for easy storage of the paddle, so that’s something to keep in mind when adding this beautiful toy to your dungeon.

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GratefulPain Narrow Customized BDSM Spanking Paddle Review

As you can see, Grateful Pain is also available for custom designs and wording on their paddles. When they asked me about any custom design for my own, I replied that I’d love the words “Mistress Kay”. They said they could definitely do that, but did I have any font preferences? Any size or design preferences? I’m a bit of a font nerd by heart, so when they asked, I was pretty excited! I found a few favorites, and I sent them my top 3 favorites in order of preference. They said they could definitely do my favorite one, and ta-da! You can see the hand-made look of the font and text that I chose for my paddle.

While it would be amazing if, in the future, Grateful Pain chooses to carve the letters into the paddle with more depth (to allow for “imprinting” the words on a spanked butt), at the moment, the words are currently burned into the surface. I’d imagine this is easier on the crafter, and it’s also worth noting that it makes cleaning and caring for the paddle a lot easier as well. There are no deep crevices or dips to be created by the lettering that would create extra cleaning concerns. I’d love to see them offer both deep-crafted lettering as well as the surface wood burning that my paddle currently has.

Regardless of what form they may offer in the future, the current lettering is very well-done. The paddle matches the sample I provided – almost all the way down to the individual pixel. It’s not a particularly “easy” font either, and Grateful Pain did a fantastic job with it. The protective gloss was clearly applied after the lettering had been done, so the letters are just as smooth as the rest of the wood of the paddle.

As for the final point: how well does the Narrow BDSM Hand-crafted spanking paddle from Grateful Pain work? Well, it’s a wooden paddle, that’s for sure! It works exactly like you’d expect a wooden paddle to work. That is, it’s definitely on the “ouchy” and “stingy” side, it swings with a nice bit of heft, and looks absolutely beautiful.

I can’t tell you how many compliments I’ve gotten on this paddle when I take it to play parties. The lettering is so vibrant that it’s even easy to read during the middle of a scene. I’ll admit that I like to make the bottom read the paddle out loud – remind them who’s going to spank them – before the paddle is applied to their bottom. It’s honestly one of my most-cherished impact toys, and I rarely scene without it in the impact toy bag. It’s not a toy that all of my submissives can handle – because of the intensity of the wood – but it’s something that I love having nearby or just showing off.

GratefulPain Narrow Customized BDSM Spanking Paddle Review

The feel is exactly how you’d expect: a sturdy wooden paddle. It’s not going to go “nice” on whatever bottom you choose to use it on, and you can easily leave bruises and welts if you’re not careful. As with all impact play, make sure to start off softly and increase in intensity as your playing continues. For most people, even the lightest swats will be sufficient from the Narrow BDSM Spanking Paddle. Wood definitely makes itself known – which, as a top, means you’ll have to use a whole lot less energy to swing the paddle while still making the same stinging impression.

As the layers of coating along the paddle length don’t seem to make the paddle entirely waterproof or fluid-proof, you’re going to want to be careful when using this paddle and cleaning it. Any naked spankings or any drawing of blood means you need to take proper sterilization methods before using it on any non-fluid-bonded person. However, you’ll be fine using it over clothing or avoiding any bodily fluids (such as spanking middle thighs, etc.). That being said, try to remember that this paddle is made of a firm, unforgiving wood, and you really should avoid using it on any boney or not-soft parts of the body (such as the upper back, joints, etc.)

For regular cleaning, use an anti-bacterial wipe and wipe down the paddle. Avoid submerging the paddle in any type of water – wood isn’t particularly fond of that. Once your paddle is dry, to help keep it in pristine condition, you should store it in a safe place away from direct sunlight and humidity. Try to avoid storing it near anything sharp as well (Wartenburg Wheel, I’m looking at you).

Overall, Grateful Pain has hand-crafted a lovely wooden paddle where you can almost feel the love and time that was put into it. The lettering is behind-gorgeous – and the fact that you can customize is awesome. It feels like a high-quality wooden paddle – but the fact that its wood comes with all of the usual safety concerns. As long as you plan on being careful with the use of your paddle, Grateful Pain offers a great way to enjoy a perfect wooden toy for your impact play. Thanks to Grateful Pain for providing this custom word wood paddle for my Grateful Pain BDSM hand-crafted spanking paddle review.

Mistress Kay
Mistress Kay
Sex toy reviewer, kink educator, and weirdo who is constantly staging pretty photos for sex toys.

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