- Joined
- Jun 11, 2006
- Messages
- 8,651
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/
first tattoo
- Thread starter JTknives
- Start date
- Joined
- Jul 23, 1999
- Messages
- 1,409
Forget the tattoo and and use the money to purchase knifemaking tools and supplies! The tattoo is gona be there for life, and will just look like a saggy troll forging when you get to be old. Tools and supplies will give you means to make more knives!!!
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2006
- Messages
- 3,816
+1 for more tools.
Man, a good tattoo will cost you the price of a KMG. Get more tools, make some knives and BARTER for that tattoo with an artist who likes knives! 
I've got a 'smithing related tattoo in my future as well, but I already know the artist who will be doing it and I'm pretty sure I can work a barter.
-d
I've got a 'smithing related tattoo in my future as well, but I already know the artist who will be doing it and I'm pretty sure I can work a barter.
-d
JTR357
Gold Member
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2007
- Messages
- 14,575
Couldn't agree more with that!BE FORWARNED!!I got my first almost 20 yrs ago.It doesn't hurt so much as it being a constant,really annoying feeling.
*TIP*Don't drink alchohol before you get it.You'll bleed like a stuck pig.Wish someone would've warned me about that:grumpy:
- Joined
- Oct 3, 1998
- Messages
- 1,774
Jarod if you ever get down to Vegas look up my buddy Fed at Starborn Tattoo's. http://starborntattoo.net/ He is a Knife NUT, and could do a great job for you.
Here is a piece of artwork he came up with for me that he tattoo'd on my a few years back.. http://starborntattoo.net/trskull.htm
This one I did as a tribute to my late friend Rob Simonich.. http://starborntattoo.net/buffaloknife.htm
Contact Fed, he has inked alot of knifemakers like Me, Neil Blackwood, Jim Burke, and several others Im forgetting about. He is also one of the friendliest guys you will ever meet.
Take care
Trace Rinaldi
www.THRblades.com
www.CustomKnivesandGuns.com
Here is a piece of artwork he came up with for me that he tattoo'd on my a few years back.. http://starborntattoo.net/trskull.htm
This one I did as a tribute to my late friend Rob Simonich.. http://starborntattoo.net/buffaloknife.htm
Contact Fed, he has inked alot of knifemakers like Me, Neil Blackwood, Jim Burke, and several others Im forgetting about. He is also one of the friendliest guys you will ever meet.
Take care
Trace Rinaldi
www.THRblades.com
www.CustomKnivesandGuns.com
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2007
- Messages
- 420
JT I thought a while before deciding if i was going to pipe in on this subject. I came to the conculsion I would put in my two cents for what its worth.
where I work I see a lot of tattoo's every day. and the first thing i think of is the number of people who get a tattoo when they are young (Dont know your age) and later in life either want it removed or some cover work done. and they do that for multiple reasons ranging from they no longer like the tattoo after it fades or the skin which is not a solid piece of canvas moves grows shrinks and changes with age. or they have an accident that damages the tattoo.
a couple of examples would be the girl who gets the cute little butterfly on her backside only later in life to find "Mothra" in its place. or a friend who did a very nice design on this shoulder only to find the nice crisp lines of the design faded when he got a "Few" Years older.
I personally would not get one not because I think they are bad but because of the needles. I have a lot of friends at work and in life that have them and they are great people but sometimes the tattoo they thought was a great design ends up being something that others in the community dont like or lable as being part of Gang or Threat Group.
The final decision would be yours but I would encourage you at this point get more knife making stuff and wait to see if you still want the tattoo in a few years.
If you dont like the way a handle looks on a knife you can start over.
If you dont like the way a Tattoo looks you can either have it removed (Painful) or get a larger tattoo to cover it.
where I work I see a lot of tattoo's every day. and the first thing i think of is the number of people who get a tattoo when they are young (Dont know your age) and later in life either want it removed or some cover work done. and they do that for multiple reasons ranging from they no longer like the tattoo after it fades or the skin which is not a solid piece of canvas moves grows shrinks and changes with age. or they have an accident that damages the tattoo.
a couple of examples would be the girl who gets the cute little butterfly on her backside only later in life to find "Mothra" in its place. or a friend who did a very nice design on this shoulder only to find the nice crisp lines of the design faded when he got a "Few" Years older.
I personally would not get one not because I think they are bad but because of the needles. I have a lot of friends at work and in life that have them and they are great people but sometimes the tattoo they thought was a great design ends up being something that others in the community dont like or lable as being part of Gang or Threat Group.
The final decision would be yours but I would encourage you at this point get more knife making stuff and wait to see if you still want the tattoo in a few years.
If you dont like the way a handle looks on a knife you can start over.
If you dont like the way a Tattoo looks you can either have it removed (Painful) or get a larger tattoo to cover it.
Just to pipe in on Larry's comments: When you get older and you see your tattoo fading, you can go and get it touched up which is a very easy process and really cleans up the lines as you age. I got my first not to long ago and couldn't be happier. However I also spent about a year deciding what I liked and finally found a design and then waited another 4-5 months just making sure I still love the design.
The one thing I stress is to make sure you get something you will never be sick of seeing and something that has a meaning to YOU.
The one thing I stress is to make sure you get something you will never be sick of seeing and something that has a meaning to YOU.
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2000
- Messages
- 5,179
Sounds like it's about 50/50 on the tat. Personally, I like mine and never felt any kind of regret regardless the same kind of comments I get. You either dig em or you don't, and either way is okay by me. One way to dodge the aging skin deal is - wait until you're old!
I will second the "addictive" concept, as well as the "touch it up" ideal. They're both true. I'm seriously considering trying the barter route for my next one.
And I gotta say, I had an opportunity to see another one of those potential Mothras today - and I was pleased. Yowza!
Find a bit of skin that's unlikely to sag or bulge - like a calf or shin or ankle - if you think that might be a problem some day. I can guarantee that if I'd had an anvil put on my chest when I was 20, it'd look like a lava flow today...
What my brother says about that, is that's it's inspiration to keep yourself in shape. He has.
I will second the "addictive" concept, as well as the "touch it up" ideal. They're both true. I'm seriously considering trying the barter route for my next one.
And I gotta say, I had an opportunity to see another one of those potential Mothras today - and I was pleased.
Yowza!Find a bit of skin that's unlikely to sag or bulge - like a calf or shin or ankle - if you think that might be a problem some day. I can guarantee that if I'd had an anvil put on my chest when I was 20, it'd look like a lava flow today...
What my brother says about that, is that's it's inspiration to keep yourself in shape. He has.
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
ilmarinen - MODERATOR
Moderator
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2004
- Messages
- 38,524
I've seen you in the videos. You don't need any tattoos to make you uglier. I would pass on the tat, pay your bills, and save for more and better tools.
Stacy
. I would pass on the tat, pay your bills, and save for more and better tools.Stacy
- Joined
- May 4, 2001
- Messages
- 1,553
Just brand yourself instead
That's what I did accidentally when I was a teenager first fiddling with making knives. I had just normalized a piece of steel, which fell out of my tongs. In my infinite wisdom, and with cat like reflexes, I snatched the red hot steel before it hit the floor......... nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning!
That's what I did accidentally when I was a teenager first fiddling with making knives. I had just normalized a piece of steel, which fell out of my tongs. In my infinite wisdom, and with cat like reflexes, I snatched the red hot steel before it hit the floor......... nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning!Keeping it simple and meaningful is always a good idea. Where do you plan on having it located?
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2007
- Messages
- 420