Chapter Twenty Two
Whips
Jim spent a few weeks locating and collecting a large assortment of whips, paddles, flails, crops and canes, all with the intention of slowly indoctrinating both Sandy and him to the precise art of beating without doing permanent damage. The thought was much easier to mentally process than was the actual learning about whip usage. After considerable trial and some gross errors and miscalculations, Jim ordered a DVD from a noted Canadian expert on bullwhip handling and then began to apply the lessons while assuring Sandy's safety. He practiced on hanging sheets of newspaper, learning how to shred the paper into thin strips without just tearing it down. He worked for hours on taking the skin off an apple and found that while the DVD showed it being done by an exper
