various types of genuine Scottish tawses :
the original Lochgelly tawse is slit in two tongues can be made saddle leather or less stiffer cow or buffalo hide,
the similar tawse slit in three are called Glasgow tawse, they are wider an have a different effect.
In comparison to wooden paddles popular in America, genuine leather Scottish tawses are made of leather and have a much subtler more sensual effect, since they are flexible and can cover a more precise part of a buttock leaving more aesthetic marks, not just bruises, but according to the thickness of the leather and the skill of the person who uses them they leave red stripes, welts or even cuts, that last different amounts of time and cause different degrees of pain.
it also interesting to have a look at the history of tawses and there place in Scottish tradition.
