Bamboo Tattoos vs Machine Tattoos
The obvious difference is that one is done by hand and the other by machine. A traditional bamboo refers to an ancient technique whereby the tattoo is made using a fine, sharpened bamboo stick which is hand poked into the skin to create the design. Nowadays bamboo sticks aren’t used. The stick will be made of wood or stainless steel with an i
Bamboo Tattoo
Bamboo tattooing has been practiced in Southeast Asian countries for thousands of years. In the past Buddhist monks tattooed sacred designs on followers. This type of traditional bamboo tattoo is called ‘Sak Yant’ in Thailand and is still done today. This type of tattoo is believed to give the people magic powers associated with healing, luck
Tattoo machine
A tattoo machine is a hand-held device generally used to create a tattoo, a permanent marking of the skin with indelible ink. Modern tattoo machines use electromagnetic coils to move an armature bar up and down. Connected to the armature bar is a barred needle grouping that pushes ink into the skin. Tattoo artists generally use the term "machine",