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Who says rings should be made of gold?

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Rob

Definitely not Jake, that’s for sure.  Last week was the final week of Efix’s Australian tour, and for one of his final pieces of the trip he cut these circles into Jake’s hand.

Jake’s no stranger to intense scarification, and while I’m told hand scars hurt like hell, this is what Jake has to say to the pain:

The scarification gallery has a few more photos of the scar, including a couple of procedural shots.

Comments

11 responses to “Who says rings should be made of gold?”

  1. K Avatar
    K

    hand…some !

  2. Deano Avatar
    Deano

    haha…seriously…I dont know the guy…but from the one pic alone..Jake is awesome!! lol

    fuck pain! lol

  3. Rip Me Open Avatar
    Rip Me Open

    That is wicked!

  4. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    I saw this on his page earlier… Go Jake!

  5. Nathan Green Avatar
    Nathan Green

    So cool. The first couple of days after that are going to make him hate his life lol.

  6. JakeMindsnared Avatar
    JakeMindsnared

    Day two.. and its all good… ive been antibacterial soaping it and antiseptic creaming it… wearing a medical glove as to not make a mess everywhere i go!

    This cutting WAS painfull, day one, certainly was shithouse! my fingers and knuckles that were peeled giving me all sorts of grief!

    But hey – freaking tops scar! Efix is the dude!!

  7. Voxyn Avatar
    Voxyn

    Love. Ing. This.

  8. squirrelgirl Avatar
    squirrelgirl

    I absolutely love this!!

  9. Missa Avatar
    Missa

    This is amazing.

  10. Mr. Budd Avatar
    Mr. Budd

    looks awesome fresh. Definitely interested to see how it heals.

  11. Kuja Avatar
    Kuja

    God I love this so freaking much. One of my personal favorite scar pieces I’ve seen in a long time but I’m a sucker for geometrics.

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