Absolutely love this shop and how clean it is! Steve, the owner, treats you like family and is…read moreincredibly kind, intelligent and great at what he does! Excellent line work, a sense of direction in his craft and a true artist. Can't speak their praises enough!!

Steve is amazing. Professional, friendly, and talented. I am having a decent sized piece on my…read morecalf and could not be happier with the work. We made a few tweaks when I got there. He is really easy to talk to and explain what I wanted. He also uses his own experience to help guide you so you can end up with the best tattoo possible. As I sat there getting tattooed yesterday a few people walked in and out. Steve was super nice to everybody and it really makes it a nice experience. Other shops I have been in are a little standoffish or not welcoming but this shop is great for anybody. I could not be happier with my tattoo so far and can't wait to finish it up at the end of the month. I would refer anyone to check this place out. Two thumbs up!

I got a rib tattoo here in 2017. It was a quote written in someone's handwriting. I worked with…read moreAdri on correctly designing my tattoo. Everything seemed like it was going to be fine. The transfer was good, spacing looked nice, etc. But when I was laying on the table, something was off. I could feel the artist repeatedly going over a section they had already done. (I could feel the letters as they spelled it out and I knew they should have been finished.) All the words were complete. But the gun was still going. When I asked the artist what was going on, he cleared his throat and hesitated before saying "uhh, umm, yeah. It's done." When I looked in the mirror, I noticed that the word "PAIN" seemed bold compared to the rest of the wording. I thought maybe it was the initial swelling of the tattoo. But even after it healed, the lines word "PAIN" were thicker than the rest of the tattoo. It's been years, and I'm thankful it never blew out. But I'm still disappointed by it and I'm glad I can't see it on a daily basis because it's hidden under my bra. Most days I try to forget it's there because it's truly disappointing.

There are so few times in life that we get exactly what we want, this was one of those few times,…read moreTim at Black Thorn nailed it, I gave him a Celtic Cross photo that I wanted on my arm and he matched it perfectly. I am so impressed with Tim's work, thanks a million.

I had a wonderful experience going to machine heads porp (Jared yohn) put the Captain America…read moreshield on my right forearm. It was done very well and the customer service was impeccable. I would definitely return and recommend others..

This place is awesome! I see Tyler and he is vet talented. I was new ri the area and very hesitant…read moreabout finding a new place to go. Especially after being in t the DC area and loving the guy I was seeing there. I had asked around about a place abs his name popped up a few times. I went in ri check him out liked what I saw and booked my appointment. Had to wait 3 weeks to get it! I thought was a good sign and it was. He is my new guy. Second and third tattoo being done today.

They do not pierce anyone under the age of 16. Signs on the door say this, but didn't see the info…read moreon their website. That info would have saved me a wasted trip. Disappointing!

I called and emailed in regards to getting a tattoo to memorialize my Dad. He just passed in July…read more no one responded to me. I emailed from several different email addresses and called different times. apparently they pick and choose their clients. Thanks for nothing during this difficult time in my life. I wouldn't give any stars but the sire made me.

Note: It's actually "Hallows" Eve, not Hollows…read more Bill is an absolute badass... his work is present all over this county, and all of the folks who have been blessed with his art all sing his praises. Many of them have stated that they will not let anyone else touch them, only Bill. I have one large tattoo from Aaron at Hallows Eve, and I always get complimented on it wherever I go. The color "pops" dramatically, and the detail is first-rate. My wife had a piercing done there, and the person performing it was very good with her, as nervous as she was at the time. Bill and staff are very personable, knowledgeable, and patient.

Very clean and very professional. I got my first nostril piercing and the artist was good at…read moregetting my through my anxiety. No gimmicks or hooplah, they were awesome. Totally considering getting other piercing here!

I just walked in and Jake was up for my request! This is…read morenow my 3rd tattoo. He was funny and overall a nice dude. He put the office on while we were waiting, then we played my music instead He gave his opinions on what he thought would word best and I told him in the best way I could how I wanted it to be done! I am beyond proud of how it turned out overall! I will definitely be back! If you go to this 717 ask for JAKE! He is the best!

Tattoo done by Clarke@717tattoo. He is a creative genius, his vibe is super chill (I actually felt…read moreso comfortable I feel asleep). It was my maiden voyage and it couldn't have turned out better. Pic is 3 days post op. I will definitely go back for my next.

20-25 years ago, Jeff Slaugh - the owner of Custom Fine Line Design - did several tattoos on the…read moreoutsides of my lower legs. They are beautiful and I get a lot of compliments on them. After all these years, the colors are still bright and bold. I have several flowers and a monarch butterfly on my right leg and a fairy clutching a morning glory vine on the left, as well as several smaller tattoos. When I was on a trip out west many years ago, several people asked me if they could photograph my tats! Apparently out there it's unusual for women to have visible ink. I've known Jeff since he was a kid of 10 or 12 and bought some artwork from him - a painting of Christ on the cross for my husband. He's always been very artistic. When he had his studio on Main Street in Mt. Joy, I had him do several large tattoos (about 8" high and 4" wide) on my legs. (One time a female friend went with me and had a beautiful wolf tattooed on her forearm.) I've never had any trouble with them - they healed easily and have looked wonderful for all these years. I highly recommend Jeff, especially if you have your own design. I'm not an artist but I had ideas in my head. I was able to describe what I was thinking of and he drew exactly what I wanted. You won't find my tattoos in his books because I had him destroy the patterns after he finished his work - they are my original designs and I didn't want anyone else to have them.

I went here with no tattoos on my body and they were very helpful and did an amazing job. Allen was…read morereally good tattooing my arm.

Let me preface this by stating this rating is not indicative of the business as a whole…read more The owner did offer to "fix" this for no cost, however I'm on a plane out of the country tomorrow so that's impossible. It has to heal before anyone even attempted it, and quite honestly I don't think this is fixable. I really struggled with leaving this review. I dont want to make it harder for the artist (Brett), I dont want to hurt the business, however I've been looking at this for 5 days now and every day I get more upset. Also, there's a burden of emotion I need to remove somehow, and since I got no offer of a refund on this 600 dollar disaster, this forum is all I have to make myself feel just a little bit better. Yes, that's right - I prepaid. Mistake #1. Make a note, anyone who's reading, don't ever do that. The pictures speak for themselves. I asked for some gray pattern work behind the existing designs, to enhance the overall sleeve without taking away from the art already there. I honestly thought at first he had mixed the black with a little white, and after the first wipe I saw the dark lines and thought well, let's see where this goes. One thing that really gets me is that his lines on the top of my arm where I was watching him work were actually OK, consistent, not wavy, generally decent for free hand. On the back of the arm, well you can see for yourselves. Abhorrent. Absolutely ridiculous and lazy. On top of that, have you ever heard someone sigh or make that sound of disinterest, bordering on apathy, indicating that they don't wanna be there? That's what he did at least 3 or 4 times while he was working. So much so the other artist who was busy on another client said something about it. Red flag, I know... shoulda got up right there and left. Once he started shading though, I really saw how inept this artist is. In my profession I need to react quickly to unforseen contingencies, and quite honestly I'm angry at myself for allowing it to go on for the 10 minutes he destroyed my arm with his shading. At first I figured with the rough, patchy, and inconsistent work that this was his method of gray work. Nope, he was done "shading" that spot and moved on. Then he goes over one of the small lines with a shader and made it huge, going outside others, making a blowouts, and letting the shader go dry a few times and honestly I was kind of in shock. I watched for another minute before I stopped him, and honestly that was too long. I blame myself for the level of damage, but, at least I did react. Not fast enough. Brett honestly had no clue why I got up and left. In his conversation with the other artist who was inquiring why I was leaving it was evident, and thats a problem. One I couldn't let go considering there's no other way to warn others except here. Unfortunately this is one of the reasons I HAD to write this review. The other, I mentioned before, I gotta get this off my chest somehow. I'm pissed. This is permanent. Again, I need to re-emphasize the owner did offer to try to make it right to the best of their ability, sadly that's not enough. I'm certain my experience is rather isolated. There's plenty of good examples of work from this shop in the reviews, but I had to say something to the rest of you. Learn from my mistake if you can. I have to look at this for the next 3 to 4 months on my next rotation overseas. This is embarrassing and unacceptable. I found an artist in Austin who said they'd take care of me, so perhaps in October or November (depends on when the taliban decide to take over Kabul really) I'll be able to roll up my sleeves again.