Mike Ruff sends us theses:
the reasoning behind me getting “RUFF LIFE” on my knucks was because Ruff is my last name and it just fit well together…besides…i’ve had a pretty “ruff life”
Mike Ruff
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Author: Nathan Black
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SEE STARS
Eric is a scrapper, no doubt about it:
The way i grew up was, ‘beat ass or get your ass beatin’
SOMETIMES it goes a little both ways hence the shiner hahaha
Good times over all =)eRiC
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NINO
This set comes all the way from Nino in Norway:
I´ve got this at Artful Ink @ Gjøvik, Norway.
Ever since I saw the movie “Blues Brothers” for twelve years ago I´ve planned this tattoo.
Now I finally got it!
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STAY TRUE
Iggy sends us this set of knuckle tattoos:
Oi names iggy , my knuckle tats read Stay True , Pretty much meaning Stay Proud Stay Punk Stay True , now im only 24 so i obviously wasnt around for when punk was punk but thats the punk i like eh , so i got this done because the spirit of 77 is alive and well in lots of us workin class boys despite all these scenesters n hipsters shape shiftin what punk is this way n that , the one on top my left hand is The Crown and the down the top piece of the crown represents the yuppies in the world the lines just below represent the upper middle class tryin to git rich and the barb wire seperates the yups from the arrows below which show the workin and lower class the arrows show the rise of us growing n growing and they point to true on me cause im proud to be a workin class and minamilist by choice , no need for greed.
Stay Proud Stay Punk Stay True.
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KISS or KILL
Mekaylah sends us these knuckles and her story:
these are my knuckle tattoos. all the way across. kiss or kill, a line from the song “we’re desperate” by the band X. my favorite song by one of my favorite bands. kiss or kill black or white do or die. need i say more? done by phil colvin owner of memorial tattoo atlanta ga.
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ROCK ROLL
Ah, two years into the Knuckle Tattoo project and finally someone has sent in a set of knuckles that read ROCK and ROLL. I feel like I’ve finally arrived.
J.D. Milligan, the frontman of the Anti Saints sends these in:
this tattoo was done sometime last month (august 08′) at screaming skulls parlor in Gravesend, England i never caught the tattooists name.
ever since i was a kid i’ve been listening to rock n roll i was brought up on pretty boy floyd,rose tattoo,motley crue you get the drift, i was always destined to stand out in the crowd which i must say i do quite successfully. i was talking to someone about my lifestyle and just blurted out “rock n roll isn’t just a genre of music, or a lifestyle it’s a f’n blood type” it was then i knew i HAD to get this tattoo, so on a whim i just jumped down and got these bad boys done. enjoy!
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HARD CORE
Richard Blackman of Shud Up ‘n’ Train in Dallas, Texas sends us these knuckle tattoos and his story:
The story behind it is that I’m a fitness trainer and everything I do goes against the grain, from diet to how I exercise, it’s the same in life too, I don’t do it on purpose life just ends up that way, so all my life I’ve had people look at me as extreme especially when they see my feats of strength, well, I struggled to accept that label in the beginning but now I’m taking it and running with it with all I got and I’m not going to hold myself back anymore from being me!….so I’m stepping up my game in everything I do and going “HARDCORE” and I had the tatts done as a constant reminder of what and who I am.
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LIVE LOUD
These knuckles come courtesy of Tiina K. of Finland. Here is her story:
I had dreamed about knuckletattoos for quite long, but I had so many options and didn’t really know which one to choose. Suddendly my depression got a bit worse and I went through a difficult process with getting to know myself. I’ve always been a social and loud girl, and talked alot. Yet I noticed a change in me, I had become very shy. I took words “Live loud” to remind me of being proud and brave, and leaving behind that quiet mouse I was. I chose this font cos I’m a huge fan of oldschool tattoos and especially sailor tattoos. That’s why I chose anchors for my thumbs also.
They were done by Hexa666 (http://www.hexa666.com).
And here are her thumbs:
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LOVE LUST
Jessica from Virginia sends us these knuckle tattoos:
i had always wanted my knuckles done since i started getting tattoos…i figured now that i work as a piercer in a tattoo shop now would be the best time to get them
i wanted love then lust just seemed to be the perfect opposite i guess
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NOT MY OWN
Ross Lapin sends us his knuckles with his story:
This tat confuses a lot of people because its 3 words, “NOT MY OWN” its pretty funny when people try to pronounce it as one word.
I was a little worried about a knuckle tat cause of job limitations, but whatever.
The significance is 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 it says “19:Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20:you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”
Done by Cliff Willoughby of New Addiction Tattoos in Marietta, Ga. 9-6-08