I don’t know if you remember, but a little while back I blogged about Project TransAction, an awesome queer San Francisco-based company that makes amazing silk-screened leather goods and has Jiz Lee as a model on their Etsy store. After writing about it and pouring over their online shop, I knew I needed to check out something from their “Leather for Lovers” section, so I got a hold of shop owner Jacob Vaughn and got on knees (over email) and begged for some item to review. Seriously, he’s probably lucky I wasn’t there in person, because I probably came off demented enough on email. But seriously, take a look at the site and you will see why. After going back and forth on specifics, Vaughn sent out a pair of black leather restraint cuffs with… wait for it… the PERIODIC TABLE silk-screened on them. Holy kinky nerd nirvana!
While I am usually super excited when we get packages of toys to review, I think this may have been one of the few times when I actually squealed when I opened the mailer. Seriously. Of course I had to try then on right away. I had given them my wrist measurement, so it was a perfect fit. And of course I wore them for the rest of the day too. How could I not?
Handmade with beautiful, supple leather and sturdy metal fasteners and rings, these gorgeous cuffs are super high quality. It is so obvious that they folks that made them take great pride in their work. And because Project TransAction is an independent leatherworking and screenprinting company, they are really easy to get a hold of to talk about custom designs and configurations.
It was lucky that I made the smart move to let my partner know that I received them earlier in the day, so he would be ready for go time when I got home from work. I didn’t want any distraction from playing with my new best friends. It’s also really nice that they are discreetly kinky enough to wear on the bus going home and people thing they are just leather cuffs. Ok… maybe that’s not true. I told myself that no one knew I was wearing restraints on the bus, but honestly, the metal rings probably gave it away. Oh well, it was still an exciting bus ride, with what I thought was my special dirty secret.
The only down side to these cuffs is that it was only when I was home and ready to play did I realize that I didn’t have anything to connect them. That doesn’t have anything to do with the actual, as much as my poor planning. But, being the craft queer that I am, I just stripped my carabineer of its keys and my partner snapped my cuffed wrists together. Yum. I’ll have to remember to get a double ended clip thing from the hardware store for later, but for now, the carabineer does its job.
In actual play, these leather cuffs are seriously a dream. They don’t pinch or chafe in any way, and once they are broken in, the leather basically molds perfectly to your wrists for an amazing custom-feeling fit, but honestly, they feel great from the beginning. They stay in place and keep your wrists totally restrained and feeling good. And you don’t even know how important that is until you are playing with a pair of cheap ass restraints or handcuffs that annoy your wrists so much that you can’t even concentrate on the hot action. These restraints are hands down (or tied to the bed frame…) awesome! And I forgot – they smell so amazingly leathery delicious!
As of right now I don’t actually see the periodic table leather wrist restraints on Project TransAction Etsy store, but I’m sure you can email them and ask. But don’t miss the amazing sailor anchor restraints and the vintage circus acrobat ones. Or the SO FUCKING HOT harnesses that they make. Alright, this review needs to be over before I pass out from all the blood leaving my brain and traveling to my pants. Just know that you need to check them out.
Oh, and just so you know, they make belts and cuffs and other stuff too.
ps. I know these aren’t the best pictures, but we took them ourselves, so sorry!
