Stainless Steel

ManAdorned Stainless Hex Skeleton Cock Ring

Every now and again, a new design strikes my fancy and I decide that I’ve just GOT to make it. I had the idea of creating a skeletonized adornment featuring a hex pattern, knowing that it may not be very feasible to manufacture. But, fortune favors the bold so I decided to give this one a go! The design is a “hollowed out” cock ring with hex holes running through the full height of the ring. I was able to 3D print a few prototypes with success and, working with the CNC machining company, learned that the cost to machine such a complex design would be absolutely cost prohibitive. Instead, my contact at RapidDirect suggested that metal 3D printing would be the best technique in terms of materials and cost. Sure enough, the design came out fantastic!

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ManAdorned Stainless Rivet Cock Ring

I’m finally getting around to writing about the custom rin I blogged about creating. I call this one the “rivet” design. Like most of my custom made rings, it features a design that just kind of came to me.

This particular design features the typical smoothly radiused inner profile but differs from others in that it has a raised “band” around the outside of the ring with spheres embedded within to give it a riveted-on look. I can’t quite describe the exact look I was going for, but something along the lines of an industrial shaft collar bolted into place. Of course, bolts (the hex heads) wouldn’t exactly be comfortable so I went with a rivet look. Especially interesting about this ring is the fact that it is my first mirror polished stainless ring from the folks over at RapidDirect. This is a new finish type instead of the Ra 0.4 finish I’ve done in the past. The polished finish looks striking and masculine - and I only wish I had the ability to leave the raised “collar” brushed finish to further accentuate the polish. Maybe I’ll go at it with some coarse grit sandpaper sometime and see how it turns out?

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Esculpta MUSE Tri-Band Silvertone Stack Medium

Have a look for summary of the large Esculpta MUSE tri-band set for a little bit more intro and history.

As I mentioned in my other review, I know my size super well. I took a small gamble on this medium size because sometimes ergonomic rings offer a bit more space thanks to the forward curve. Since a 1.75" adornment will still work for me (and produce a seriously intense erection), I figured it may be fun to get a set in the next size down just for the experience a tight fitting stackable ring that has a bit more width to it. Similar to the “large” size, these fit pretty true to a 1.75" nominal diameter ring.

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Esculpta MUSE Tri-Band Triplet Stack Large

The Esculpta brand has been around for many years. Touted as an ultimate luxury in cock rings, they started their journey in the adornment space by offering a unique rubber tube-based design flanked with jewelry-style ends. Their asking price was always a bit high, and I found that I could get a similar design by modifying bracelets available cheaply on ebay example1 example1 example2 with the benefit of being a bit more my style. Since then, Esculpta has bounced into the “ergonomic” market by offering the uniquely shaped Muse series of stacked rings. Well then… that’s new! I forgot all about them for a long while but had some time to browse adornments lately so I snatched a set up once I saw that they were buy-two-get-one free.

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Hard Man Outfitters Head Master Glans Weight

I don’t often wear glans rings, but when I do, I want to feel them all day long tugging on the end of my penis. The best way to do this is to add a bit of weight. My favorite in this arena is the eminently stackable HMO Heavy Donut, so as soon as I found the HMO Head Master Ring, you know I didn’t hesitate to buy!

Unlike the Heavy Donut, these no-frills weights feature only a brushed finish and slightly radiused corners. They are utilitarian in nature and are clearly design for the purpose not of adorning your manhood, but weighing it down.

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Ballistic Metal HD Heavy Duty Quad Rings Cock Cage

I have had my eye on this behemoth for a long time. It’s no secret that I love multi-ring setups. Two of my favorites are triple-ring setups with a cock, shaft, and ball ring. There’s just something about having my manhood wrapped in lots of metal. It was a nobrainer that this quad cage would show up in my collection given the thick wire size and the multi-ring design.

As is usual for Ballistic Metal, this design is unique and pushes the bounds of standard designs. They started with 1/4" wire rings and asked the question, “What if we added MORE rings?” They doubled up on rings for both the cock ring and the shaft ring leaving each testicle to be ringed by a single wire. My usual size for a shaft ring is 1.35", but for dual wear, sizing up to the 1.52" diameter of this ring ensure comfort while the cock ring at 2.01" does its work. Both of those sizes alone leave me wanting when it comes to pump and engorgement, but when donned together, they provide a nice pump. This is clearly an industrial piece of metal (another Ballistic Metal signature). The stainless is not plated and features a semi-matte sheen. The wire rings themselves do not have a seam - which would be a deal breaker for a piece of kit at this price. The welds joining the rings are quality workmanship with no sharp edges to catch or pinch on, but the unfortunate side effect of the welds is the discoloration and slight rusting opportunity where the weld was done. Depending on your desired look, this may be a good thing or a bad thing. With Ballistic Metal known for being so “industrial”, this design fits right up their alley given the masculine look and greater than 11oz of heft. I personally would have appreciated a completely uniform finish (maybe dipped or plated) to even out the finish at this price range, but that’s a small niggle for a quality piece of kit.

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Stainless Welded Double Glans Ring

A glans ring is always a delight to have, so I own several as any collector of adornments would. But despite the number of pieces in my collection collection and despite thinking I’ve “seen it all”, every now and again a new design comes along that offers a nice surprise. That’s exactly what I found in this devilishly simple twist on a classic wire glans ring. By simply welding a second glans ring roughly at the same angle of the corona, the designers of this cheap generic ring brought something new to the table. It’s kind of one of those, “Why didn’t anyone think of this before?

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Hard Man Outfitters Dome Splitter

Remember when I mentioned that I saw a split domed ring from Hard Man Outfitters in their newsletter… but couldn’t find it? Well… I found it! I’m not sure what is up with HMO’s website and their search results, but finding products from search engines on their site is always hit or miss!

I would recommend reading the previous review for impressions of this style of adornment. Cliff’s Notes: I’m a fan! I love how they look and how they wear. They’re also subtly shaped in a way that you could go stealth mode and wear them all day long. For this particular specimen, it differs from the 3d printed model I created in two key ways: it’s polished (gorgeous) and the wire is thinner. The inner diameter is only about .002mm off of the ordered size coming in at 1.755". The steel wire is .230" thick and it all comes together to weigh 1.81oz. Made in stainless, I was curious how the weld attaching the two wires would come out. As can be seen in the picture, there was generous filler material applied to avoid the corners being tight/sharp to pinch our sensitive bits. As usual, this is a thoughtfully designed adornment from HMO! Also, as you can see on their website, ordering in a 40mm size will get you an adornment that works quite well on the scrotum as a ball separator giving a little more visual bling for those that enjoy testicle weights.

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Hard Man Outfitters Titan Glans Head Ring

Yet another adornment from Hard Man Outfitters. As a newsletter subscriber, this one popped up as a freebie if you buy enough stuff. I figured… hell… why not? I’ve been meaning to buy some stuff from them anyway!

The design of this glans ring is very simple. It’s a band style ring with very slightly rounded edges and a highly polished stainless finish. Knowing the weight being so low (as measured, just under 1oz), I decided it probably wasn’t worth using as a glans ring and instead went with their 35mm option so I could wear it as a shaft ring. At 1.37" inner diameter (perfectly matching the size ordered) and a width of .405" it works A-OK as a shaft ring for my size, but the height at only .115" definitely makes it look like it’s far too tight as my manhood squeezes against the restriction.

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35mm Heavy Pendant Glans Weight Lasso

One of the things I love most about adornments, especially Tungsten Carbide is the weight and tug through the course of the day. That subtle pull reminding your manhood all day long that it’s there is something one gets to enjoy as their little secret of what hides beneath those jeans or slacks. As I’ve expanded my collection to include more and more heavier weighted glans rings, I’ve come to enjoy having the weight itself pulling on my member throughout the day. I’ve had experiences with weighted ball rings, but they aren’t quite my favorite (I probably just need to wear them more often to get acclimated to the pain of the tug). I figured it was time to lean into that weighted feeling and try something specifically for hanging from my shaft. This particular model is flexible enough in design that it could be lassoed around the glans, scrotum, or cock and balls.

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