At A Glance
Author	Myq13
Contact	myq13@yahoo.com
When	It just happened
Artist	self
Studio	home
Location	New Jersey

I've been thinking about making a bed of nails for months. But immediately after the divorce, I was living back at my parent's house, and it just wouldn't fly there. You see living where I do in East Bumblefuck NJ, it would be quite hard to find one, so I'd have to make my own. Shortly before I moved to my new apartment, I submitted a question to BME about how to go about making one, and received the following email


Depends how large you want it to be.You should be using stainless steel nails if all possible, that way they can be sprayed down between uses if there is any bleeding (which there really shouldn't be).The closer they are the more nails you'll use and the less traumatic using the bed will be. A good starter bed of nails may use 1" squares with nails in the corners or slightly more spread out.For about 30 bucks you can buy a portable drill press that mounts on a handheld drill, this is an awesome investment as it speeds up the process and assures straight holes. Aside from that do a google search and you will find tons of plans for bed-o-nails.Sean Philips


The day I moved in I went to a hardware store and bought the supplies I needed. In case anyone is wondering, the plywood and nails cost less than $30. I also went to an art supply store to get some paint and brushes. Who wants a plain old ugly bed of nails? I had dreamed up a tribal that would look awesome on it.

Today I started actually working on it while waiting for a phone call. I got out a pencil and tape measure to grid the whole thing out. Then used a sharpie to highlight each of the future nail points. All 1081 of them. The next step is to either get a portable drill press, or use a friend's permanent one to drill the pilot holes so I can get the nails in straight. I'll update as soon as that happens.

The drilling took a lot longer than I thought it would. But then again I am drilling over 1000 holes. I started with my dremmel. But, the battery quickly died, and I realized the holes I drilled were way to small for the nails I had planned on using. Back to the hardware store. I bought a cordless drill, hell I'll probably need one for other handyman activities anyway. One of the its that came with it was the perfect size. The nails just fit in without having to hammer and risk bending them, or getting them in crooked. All in all it took about 3 days of drilling and recharging to get all the holes done.

It turned out I needed a few more nails than I originally bought. Twenty-five pounds more to be exact. But it was well worth it. I also ended up not painting it for two reasons, 1.) I realized I don't have the skill to be able to paint the tribal I originally wanted on the board, and 2.) I was to eager to use it, and didn't wanna wait an extra day for the paint to dry.

If anyone out there is interested in a bed of nails, I defiantly suggest building your own. It's defiantly an experience worth doing more than once. And building it myself, made the bed much more personal, it's my sweat, my pain, my hard work, my energy in there.

Last night I was finally able to use it. It was originally intend to be a movie marathon party, but most of the guests cancelled. The two that were able to show up knew I was making the bed, and couldn't wait to use it.

Jess arrived first, after a few minutes of chit chat, I asked her "So you wanna see it?" She knew exactly what I meant, and her eyes lit up with a resounding "Yes!" I went in the bedroom to get it, walked it out and put on the floor. We both remarked how beautiful it was.

We decided to wait for her boyfriend John to show up before trying it out. Thankfully we didn't have to wait long.

It didn't take long after John got here for us to get tired of waiting. Since it was my bed, I got first dibs. I took my shirt off, and lay down next to the bed figure out where I should position myself so my head is on a pillow, and not the bed itself. Then it was "go time". I put a small piece of wood on the bed for me to sit on while I got situated, then laid back and had John take the board out. It was amazing!!! I'm not sure exactly how many nails I was on, I guess I shoulda had Jess and John count the dots after I got up. I laid there for a few minutes getting use to the feeling. It was such a charge. After the initial shock wore off, I started to really feel each individual nail point in my back and calves. Next time I'll have to wear thinner shorts, or maybe strip down to my boxers.

After I was accustomed to the feeling I called Jess over. Right away she knew wanted I wanted and said, "I'm not gonna sit on you." It didn't take much to change her mind. As good as just laying there felt, having the extra weight on me made it feel a million times better. Along with her weight, there was the extra sensation of not being able to breath. Not that Jess is heavy or anything, but put an extra hundred pounds on your diaphragm and see how easy it is to inhale. In fact it got more difficult with every breath I took.

I figured at this point it was time to share the experience. I had Jess get off me. Then she almost fell! That was the only time I was scared. I had John help me up; I could feel a bit of a pop, when my back came off the nails. As soon as I was standing, I got an unbelievable head rush. I could feel tingling in my arms and legs, and warmth in my torso. It was almost orgasmic.

Jess was next to try the bed about. I can't comment too much on what she got out of it, but she defiantly enjoyed it, even though there was a row of nails lined up with the crack of her ass.

After Jess it was John's turn. He like it so much, he got a hard on from it, (I got hard on after I got up). He described the same head rush I was still (10-15 minutes later) I was feeling. He said it was better than being high. I wouldn't know about that, being straight edge.

We all sat around discussing what we've just been through while waiting for pizza. Then I decided I needed more. I was gonna give it a try face down. I got over the bed in a push up position. I slowly lowered my self down. It was so much more intense. Anyone with work done on his or her sternum knows what a sensitive area that is. Well had a good four or five nails right in the center of mine. I heard John saying that he's not gonna let Jess sit on me, no matter how much I ask. That was ok with me; I wasn't ready for that last night.

I woke up today, and still have a bunch of little red marks all over my stomach, chest, and back. I'm looking forward to the next time. Hopefully then I'll have someone on me while I'm face down. I'm also starting to plan a second bed with fewer nails.