Shaking Hands Design

[majorpenalty]

i like the design but i'm not really sure what it means, honesty?

[David Flores]

You mean the friendship hands? Honestly I don't think meanings of tattoos are really that important unless you that is something that you are into. Meaning I don't think you have to worry about someone diving to deep into your imagery on a traditional tattoo or challenging it's application to your life. On the other hand I can see how it's fun to dig into the history and see how stuff originated.

[Delicious]

I was interested by this design too, also the hand with the letter.

I didnt want to get it tattooed without understanding it, so I put it off.

Not that it had to have a special meaning, but still a little background on an image is helpful

[majorpenalty]

You mean the friendship hands? Honestly I don't think meanings of tattoos are really that important unless you that is something that you are into. Meaning I don't think you have to worry about someone diving to deep into your imagery on a traditional tattoo or challenging it's application to your life. On the other hand I can see how it's fun to dig into the history and see how stuff originated.

yes the friendship hands, i see this tattoo pop up all over the place, i thought it had something to do with respect, honesty

where does it originate from? sailors?

[CABS]

To my understanding, the handshake is about brotherhood, loyalty, honesty, camaraderie, friendship, etc. I could be wrong.

The hand with the letter is a Dear John design. It's signifies a big break up. Usually people get that tattooed after they've been dumped. Or so I'm told. I wouldn't want that tattooed on me though. I don't need a reminder on my skin that I just got dumped.

[JAllen]

It's used in some fraternal organizations as one of the symbols of an aspect of their teachings. Sometimes old flash contained masonic and ioof symbols.

[MadeIndelible]

Always loved the shaking hands tattoo. Will probably get one as filler once my legs fill up.

[irezumi]

i think someone needs to get this

[kylegrey]

Hell yeah throw in some pike style L.S.T. lettering and it could become like a membership thing . Sparrows on the fists would be a dope touch too .

[CultExciter]

Dude, @kylegrey LST bangers is a great idea!

[HaydenRose]

!!!!

We should commission Scott to make a sheet of flash with LST bangers!

[Juan Pardo]

i think someone needs to get this

Thanks for the idea!

[irezumi]

hahaha awesome

[OrlandoFerron]

ive always had the same curiosity, im sure theres a really logical symbolisim to the tattoo but Ive spent some time in SLC and when walking around the mormon temple theres tons of masonic symbols all over that building and one of them is the shaking hands, for all we know they shake hands before they put on their goat pants and howl at the moon in secret societies

[vegdad]

I was gonna suggest a fifty foot white owl and bonfire... but then I realized that was the NWO.... or is it?

[sbhikes]

I didn't know the hand (or bird) with the letter was a Dear John letter. I always thought it was a love letter.