Chapter Thirteen This session is a how-to for making and using spreader bars and related gear. Alexis - Spreader bars For me, having my legs and arms held wide apart has always had tremendous appeal. I got my first spreader bar while I was still living at home. It was in fact an expandable, spring-loaded bar that was intended to be used as a chinning bar, placed in a doorway. I drilled out the hollow metal tube at both ends and linked handcuffs to the ends with split rings. Once I was in the cuffs, there was really no way out. That in itself was a tremendous rush. With two of these bars, one on my feet and the other on my wrists, I was helpless. I really loved it. But you are going to ask how could I get out of this self-imposed restraint? What was my secret? Here's how I escaped: Fir