Woodwork Tattoo & Gallery

Avoid, avoid, avoid.
They won’t work with you. They will put you off over and over again. They will deride your ideas. They’ll tell you it’s not big enough. The one I was working with couldn’t stop his hands from shaking. Do not spend a dime there. Just stay far away. They also kept my deposit despite putting in only a few minutes’ work on my drawing.
In general: a place filled with douchebags, with very little sense of customer service or propriety.

I am so happy with this shop! I was referred to Kyle by a friend because I wanted to get a tattoo fixed and/​or covered and she told my Kyle was very talented with the style I was going for. He completely fixed what I’d had before and expanded on it. I got some realistic roses done. They are EVERYTHING I dreamed they would be. I could not be more happy with them! I originally emailed as an inquiry to ask about getting a consultation, and Kyle responded very quickly. I set up a consultation and talked with him in person a few days later, then scheduled an appointment. I ended up having to reschedule, and the shop was super understanding and flexible. The day of my appointment, Kyle printed up several options and took his time figuring out how it would work best on my body and how to incorporate it into what I already had.
I also want to state that the shop is VERY clean. I was there for almost seven hours in entirety and all of the artists are very cautious and hygienic, and use good procedures for setting up and tearing down their stations to make sure nothing gets contaminated.
All of the artists here are personable and talented (AND hilarious), and I would recommend this shop to anyone. From looking at the portfolios, it looks like they each have something different to offer, which is fantastic! The rate is $ 150/​hr, which is totally reasonable, considering the quality of the work. I will DEFINITELY be back.
OH! And the front desk girl Sarah is even awesome. Toward the end of my appointment, I was feeling a bit light headed, and she made me tea and offered me string cheese. Could not be more impressed with this place.

I came to this establishment for a consultation with Isaak. We discussed in length what we were looking for. We told him we wanted to see the design before we came back to get it placed on my Sons arm. Isaak was supposed to send it to us. The Wednesday before the appointment we still didn’t receive it so we messaged him and what we received from him was only a very BASIC line drawing. No details, or coloring. I messaged Isaak and asked for the rest of the tattoo as we discussed, the colors and details. This is where he started with his attitude. Saying he doesn’t do that. He said that they only do a line drawing, that this is their shops policy. I reminded him that we needed to see the tattoo in it’s entirety before we have it done. So then he says he doesn’t want to do it now. And I said ok, I would like my deposit back and he said he’s keeping it for the time already invested. I spoke to the owner Kyle and he argued that they do not give back deposits, that I need to reschedule. But Isaak refused to. So they kept my 100.00 deposit for a simple line drawing. Note: Kyle initially agreed to give me my deposit back but then said no. As you can see in the screen shot.

This place is the best. Full of awesome, talented people. So far I’ve collected pieces from Kyle and Jeff, two amazing artists and even nicer people. Everyone in this shop is fantastic! Would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to get quality work done in a drama-​free, stress-​free, and fun environment!

BOTTOM LINE — WE WILL DEFINITELY USE COLT AGAIN. I took my 20 year old daughter and 18 year old son into Woodwork tattoo today for their «Christmas Present». This was a first tattoo for them and they wanted their family «buckle» (like a family crest) tattooed on them — my son’s on his shoulder and my daughter on her back. I have to say, as a mom, I was a little nervous as this was our first time getting tattoos and I really wanted a great experience for them and of course, a beautiful result. Something that’s permanent needs to be done right. My nephew recommended Woodwork tattoo and I had come here to read the reviews. I noticed the only derogatory review was for Colt but it looked as if it might have been resolved so I went to the shop to personally check it out. The artist that greeted me was extremely nice. I showed him the design we were interested in getting and we discussed how he thought he should approach it with my kids. I asked to take a look at his work and he brought up a photo gallery of his work. I noticed the folder name said Colt so I asked him point blank if he was the same person who was referred to in one of the reviews I read and he said yes. I asked if he could put my mind to rest about using him. He was super straight forward with me — I felt that he didn’t minimize the other person’s experience and was humble and mature about his response to it and to my inquiry. He really seemed to just want to give great customer service and his portfolio looked great so we booked our appointments with him. When we arrived, he was ready for us and took each of my kids in one after the other. Knowing it was a first time for us, he didn’t mind me coming back and checking in on how things were going with the work. He was engaging with us, super nice and more importantly, the end result on both tattoos were wonderful. They are so much better than we imagined they would be! So much so, now my husband wants Colt to touch up his. I also had a chance to look at some of the work another artist was doing on another client (with their permission). It was really beautiful. I’ve never been compelled to get a tattoo myself but if I ever did, I’d feel totally at ease with this shop. Like I said, this was a big deal for us because this was our first time.

Best of the best every one of them. Kyle is one of the most talented tattooers around and his crew is a bunch of killers as well! Highly recommended this shop.

I made an appointment to see the owner. Was told he came from Alaska. I lived up there many years and people from there are a different type. Always very friendly and helpful. I needed a tattoo fixed badly. Was so looking forward to meeting this person and getting my tattoo fixed right. What an arrogant jerk. He actually told me he didn’t like my attitude and that he would not tattoo me! I would not suggest going to someone with such arrogance. I did find a professional to fix my tattoo in another shop in Poulsbo.

I recently stopped by Woodwork to get some ink. I was leaving town and Jeff was able to squeeze me in at a moments notice and did an amazing job. His work is great, and he has awesome customer service. He listens to your ideas and will go out of his way to accomplish them. I would highly recommend Jeff. I will be getting more work from him in the future.
Thanks Jeff.
Greger Tuttle

Updated to add – I went in on Friday for Colt White to do a Mariner’s Cross style anchor on my foot. He did an AMAZING job! Super clean and bold – I’ve had a dozen compliments already. All of the artists here are ARTISTS! You won’t find tracers here – what you will find is original, long lasting body art that you can be proud of.

Holy Crap I will never go here again! I put a 100.00 deposit down and emailed in a tattoo of flowers flowing on vines with my daughter’s name in it. When I got to my appt. Nate had drawn flowers in a vase with some other name written across it. Totally apples and oranges. When I asked to compare the two tattoos, the one I emailed in and the one Nate drew, they did not have it. In other words, Nate had not even looked at the one I sent in since I had been there 3 weeks ago. Which is why he had some random name written on a vase. WTF? «No Refunds» is all some other guy kept saying to me. He also said that if I wanted Nate to try again to draw my tattoo I would have to give them another 100.00. I repeatedly said that this tattoo did not resemble the one I emailed in at all, not in any way shape or form, it didn’t even have the same placement on my arm. I drew one to go horizontal and he was placing a vase vertically. I cannot believe this is how they do business. I will never ever go there, nor will I allow my daughter to finish her tattoo there and I do not recommend this place. So totally wrong. How can you say this is Nate’s interpretation of my tattoo when he hasn’t even looked at my emailed in picture in weeks cuz their email deleted it. Wow.

I love Kristie Lundgren and the tattoo she did for me I give her 5 stars all the way around!!!

I appreciate that Colt came forward to me through Unilocal and we had a conversation. Albeit, a tough one. I get that everyone has bad days. I can’t imagine catering to people’s wants everyday. And you know sometimes it’s just not meant to be. I appreciate the apology and I really hope the best for this studio and I don’t doubt his work as being good.

This is the nicest tattoo parlor I have ever been to. Very clean! Staff is friendly! Worked closely with Colt on a traditional sailor Jerry piece… It came out better than the original print. I’ll definitely refer friends to this establishment.