I'm thinking about filming a humiliation scene where I play a medieval peasant girl locked in a pillory and pelted hard with all kinds of gross mess. Ideally the pillory would allow me to get fucked in the mouth + behind after being pelted-- i think this would be a super hot scene that hasn't been explored much before!

I was looking for equipment like in the pics, but it feels like the only options are getting custom built ones that cost upwards of $500 to even well over a thousand which is way out of my budget!

Does anyone have some suggestions or ideas for a cheaper way to buy/make something like this? Ideally it would completely immobilize me but also not be too heavy that we can't transport it (i think its best to film a scene like this outside lol)

Cheapest option is probably an inflatable one- I've seen a few mentioned/photographed on here before.
This has a totally different sensation and aesthetic to a proper pillory, so it may or may not work for what you want.

You could probably improvise something with a spreader bar, some restraints, and a bedframe.

A third option would be to build one yourself; the shapes aren't too complicated to cut out of wood.

Interesting question - looking on YouTube, there are DIY options, but it depends on how confident you are, and whether you have the relevant tools (e.g. saws and drills). You might also want to look at:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BdsmDIY/

Another option might be to hire/borrow one, but ideally it would be sized for you if you want to be immobilised. In particular, think about the wrist holes: if they're too big then you could just pull your hands out. It might be worth padding the wrist and neck holes (e.g. with leather) to fill the gap, which would also be more comfortable for you.

Something to think about: would you rather be standing or kneeling while you're in the pillory? (That will determine the height.) Also, do you want the neck and wrist holes to be in a straight line, or should the wrist holes be a bit lower down (effectively forming a triangle)?

I'd suggest that you start with a piece of cardboard and make 3 holes. You can cut it in half then tape it together once you're "wearing" it. Then choose a pose and see how long you can maintain it. If you find that your arms or legs are cramping up, you can make adjustments on the prototype before you do it with wood.

Good luck!

The possibilities! Just the thought of this is amazing!

Beware making pillories. If the front legs go then you can tip forward meaning you entire weight is put through your neck when you hit the ground as you can't stop yourself with your hands.

Seriously, if you want one, get a professional to make it. They can also be hired from many places. But don't go cheap and make one!

Exactly this and if it were to happen you would probably break your neck which would probably be fatal, get a professional to make it, because they will test it for safety as they have to test it and know how to test it, always have somebody else around who can release/assist you in a emergency as well, because you won't be able to escape in a emergency, never use a pillory alone and only use them with someone who knows what to do to release you in a emergency! My husband built our pillory but he knows what he is doing and fully tested it for safety including the use of a crash test dummy, our one also has a emergency release function that can be activated by the occupant/s if needed, but most people wouldn't be able to do the emergency release our way, because it involves a very, very, very small explosive charge to blow the hinge apart if needed meaning you need a special licence (which we already had and have), but the charge is small enough and far enough away to still be safe for the occupants, but provides a emergency release function should the worse happen, but our previous design had a breakaway section on the top bar that was held together with a little bit of special breakaway glue used in stunt work (that is designed to create a relatively weak breakable bond), so that in a emergency you could break the top open, but that pillory is no longer useable because it broke, otherwise you could have had it for free, the new pillory is far stronger and safer than the old pillory though

Please don't believe a single word this guy says, they have gained a reputation on various other WAM sites for making up ridiculous lies and pretending to be multiple different people!

Maybe, but in this case they are right on a number of things:
Accidents can be fatal/break your neck.
Please don't build your own.
Never use it on your own.

That's a fair point - safety is important.

However, I think the risk assessment would depend on how it's being used. E.g. if the objective is to have one person in the pillory while another person throws stuff at them, I'd hope that the second person (in front) would catch the pillory if it started to tilt. If the person in the pillory is immobilised, you definitely need a second person present to put them in and let them out.

Also, thinking about standing vs kneeling when the supports (hypothetically) break. If you're kneeling, I don't think you'd be knocked off balance. If you're standing, and you start to tip forward, I think the instinctive reaction would be to step forward (the same as if you were standing and then someone pushed you from behind) which should stop you from falling. However, in either of those scenarios, there would be extra weight around your neck/wrists (no longer supported by the frame below). So, plastic painted to look like wood might be an option, i.e. it would be lighter than solid timber.

Thinking about the size of the wrist holes, one suggestion I saw was to stick your arms a bit further through the holes, then put manacles around your wrists so that you can't pull your arms back out. In this context, that might help with a forward fall, i.e. if your hands are further forward than your face, but it would depend on the angle.

If you're throwing messy stuff around outside, you'd probably want some kind of drop cloth underneath (to clean up afterwards). So, I'd suggest putting a mat down as well (underneath), and that would give a softer landing if anything goes wrong.


That's probably going to be the most risky part, i.e. if there's more energetic movement going on and the second person is behind rather than in front. (I don't know whether you'd have an extra person as a camera operator, or whether you'd set the camera up to run on its own.)

I think I speak for everyone on this forum when I say this, please stop posting your fantasies - especially on safety focussed threads...

You'd be better off, safety-wise, with something more like this:

https://dottyaftermidnight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/s-l1600.jpg

You'd be completely immobile, defenceless against a good messy pelting, and ideally placed for your 'access both ends' post-pelting. Certainly a lot less expensive than the figures you cited

I've seen similar units in MessyGirl shoots, so must be available stateside

Be VERY careful if using a home-made pillory or even some purchased ones.

There was an infamous case there the BBC used one in one of their TV shows in the early 90s. Not only was it totally unsafe, it wasn't even tested at a rehearsal. The host in question fell forward while still being locked in the pillory and crashed face-first on to a concrete floor. It was a miracle he wasn't killed or seriously injured. The BBC still use the video of the incidfent in training videos.

Yikes! I've just found the clip in question (with the safety bullet points at the end):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxYBpZ70y70

Edit:

The pillory looks really wobbly, because it only has 1 pole in the centre rather than 2 at the ends. It also didn't help that he had his trousers pulled down (restricting his leg movement). However, it's interesting to note that the pillory itself didn't break: it was attached to a box, and the whole arrangement (pillory + box) toppled over. I.e. it looks as if the box wasn't attached to the floor, it was just freestanding.

A safer arrangement would either be to have the post(s) sunk into the ground or to have "skis" to stop the posts tipping forward/back (like the photos in the original post).

In terms of hiring a professional, I don't know whether it's reasonable to expect a carpenter to design it (thinking about torque, weight distribution, etc) or whether you'd need a structural engineer to actually design it and then give the plans to a carpenter.

I don't know who you are but it is not a fantasy, I don't lie and you have no proof for your claims and I am very safety oriented and so please leave me alone because I have done nothing to you, I will NOT be engaging with you any further, because you and tartarus/mcfc_fan are the ones causing issues right now, just like tartarus always does!

Yeah I cause so many issues lol.

Does this not get exhausting? Constantly having to make up new stuff to cover for all the holes that people keep poking in your lies? You should get out there and live your own life instead of making one up to impress strangers on the internet, your life would be so much better.

The chap made one at work out of pallet wood .This was for an innocent Halloween party .It got thrown out as we got taken over by another company.
It was easy to make and he vanished it too

I really want to be pied in a pillory