Knuckle Up Tattoo

Tread carefully. I made an appointment with Paul two weeks in advance, arrived early for our appointment, and still had to wait an hour and a half. The bathroom was gross, no TP, no lock on the door, sink didn’t even work so you cant wash your hands. I asked him to change the shape of the tattoo twice, and he kept giving me reasons why he couldn’t do it, so I put my faith in him that it would look right and we carried on. Things started off great, until he told me he has been working for 11 hours straight and he was drowsy. By the end of the tattoo, you could tell. The last parts of it were sloppy and rushed. A big rush was coming in and he compromised the quality of my $ 400 piece in his hurry. I’m disappointed I’m going to have to pay another artist to correct this.

Cam opened up early to fit my schedule. His art is perfect. The music is the best. Ive had several done with him as my family also and wont go to anyone but him.

I’ve only been once and my 4 stars is based mainly on the artist we had– Eric. He used to work around the corner so we have worked with him twice before. This place was clean (even the bathroom– ha!) and very in line with what you would expect from a tattoo shop– loud music, dark lighting, very cool décor.
The prices were very reasonable, especially considering its in the Stockyards area. There were only 2 people working when we went, but it was New Year’s Day so perhaps that is why. We had an appointment, but at least 3 people walked in while we were waiting for our turn and left due to the wait. There were also about 5 people waiting their turn when we left 2 hours later.
Bottom line– make an appointment. They also do piercings and the artist we worked with was cash only. But we knew this and were prepared which is good because there is not an ATM on site (or if there was I totally missed it).

I’ve gotten THREE tattoos here before the ownership change. Drago and his artists were kick ass. All of my tattoos came out AMAZING.
Decided to give the new a shot. HORRIBLE IDEA. My brother and I went in for yin and yang tattoos. The guy had a decent book and said he’d been tattooing for 20 years… I though well this shiz is being stenciled and both a solid color, pretty hard to fuck up. WRONG. My brother’s outline is crooked, and both of our coloring is just awful. Keep in mind this isn’t either one of our first times, so yes we did everything your supposed to do. These people are terrible. Don’t do it. I am so legit about this being a bad decision that I took time out of my day to do this…

Ive been a client here for years. Ive been here for many many sessions. The owner is an artist and cares about everyone who walks through his doors.
The shop has going through a transformation for the better and its a clean and professional environment.
Ive always felt comfortable and confident about bringing family and friends here.
I make a trip from the mid cities to come here and I wouldnt hesitate to travel further if need be.
So far Ive gotten Japanese but dont see any limits here.

Wanted a memorial tattoo for my grandmother and Matt did an awesome job! Would definitely recommend, he was so personable and very laid back. Going back soon for another

I can’t imagine why this place doesn’t have more reviews? It is always packed when I drive by and my guy here is always busy.
Don’t let the exterior fool you– there is a lot of great work done here in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards. OK– don’t let the interior throw you off either– it’s darker than other shops and full of movie memorabilia– but only all the awesome movies that I assume the owner loves.
So my sister and I have been talking about getting matching tattoos for a few years now– we got a wild hair the other night and I said let me call and see if my buddy Hector is working– and he was so we cruised over the stock yards and dropped in the Knuckle Up.
Now I haven’t seen Hector since he was at a different shop so this was my first time in the joint. My sister had a tattoo done here when it was Lone Star Tattoo quite a few years ago.
All the artists were buzzing away in their stalls but we were still warmly greeted by Drago (he sits in the middle). I popped my head into Hectors area and we chatted– with the girl he was tattooing also. This shop is very laid back and welcoming and you can feel comfortable coming here to get anything done.
I will say this– you get what you pay for– I don’t know what the shop minimum is but don’t come strutting in thinking you can get a sleeve for $ 100 bucks. you want quality work that will be on you forever than cough up the cash!
ASK FOR HECTOR!!!