Axe tattoo ideas

42 photos and flash · 21% Traditional, 12% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and white line drawing of a tomahawk with a beaded cord and two feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Tomahawk with feathers and beads
Black tattoo of two crossed axes inside a circle of runic-style script, on the inner forearm or wrist.
Crossed axes in a runic circle on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a firefighter helmet, breathing apparatus and crossed axes on the upper arm.
Firefighter helmet and breathing mask on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoos of a hammer, axe, chisel, pliers and folding rule scattered across a man's neck.
Vintage hand tools across the neck
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf of an oval mountain lake scene with a campfire, tent and pine trees, with the words Adventure Awaits arcing above.
Campfire and mountain lake scene on a calf
Two clenched fists pressed together, each with a traditional style tattoo: a panther head in a top hat and a rose on the right, a skull and a cartoon figure with an axe on the left.
Traditional hand tattoos with panther and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing two bearded warriors, one in a helmet with a chain mail collar, with a raven, an axe and stormy clouds, extending onto the upper arms.
Norse warriors and raven across a full back
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured knight holding an axe and shield on the upper arm, with botanical flowers and leaves above it near the shoulder.
Armoured knight and flowers on upper arm
Two hands with dark nails rest over forearms covered in small black fine line doodle tattoos of dice, moons, arrows and the word ghoul.
Small doodle tattoos across both forearms
Black tattoo of two crossed axes inside a ring of runic lettering, Lettering style, on the inner forearm.
Crossed axes and runes in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with crossed bones and axes beneath it on a black background.
Skull with feather headdress and crossed axes
Black line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
Black and white flash design of a skull wearing a feathered headdress above two crossed axes, with no body placement shown.
Skull in feather headdress with crossed axes
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of an axe lodged in a chopping block on a forearm.
Axe in a chopping block on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of a unit circle diagram with labelled axes above the equation e^(iπ)+1=0, across the upper back.
Euler's formula and unit circle on upper back
Two forearms covered in small black line doodle tattoos of dice, lightning bolts, arrows, a pentagram and the word GHOUL, with dark nail polish on the hands.
Small doodle symbols on forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a tomahawk with a beaded handle and red and brown feathers on the forearm.
Tomahawk and feathers on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows and small drops above the leaves.
Axe with branching leaves and crossed arrows
Monochrome traditional flash sheet of lumberjack designs including a bear, log cabin, pin-up with a saw, axe, truck and bearded man, with no body part shown.
Lumberjack themed flash sheet
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm reading I'm a LUMBERJACK AND I'M OK, with a hand-drawn axe and tree stump, in a Lettering style.
Lumberjack slogan with axe on upper arm
Black line drawings in a traditional style, including a heart with a cabin and pine trees, drawn on a wooden hand mannequin.
Traditional heart, cabin and portrait flash on a wooden hand
Neo-traditional drawing of a red-haired woman with a feather headdress, a raven and an axe, shaded in black and grey with red hair.
Woman with raven and axe design
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm: a shaded polyhedron with animals and lettering, a diagram of hands on axes, and an engraved multi-tool below.
Polyhedron, hands diagram and pocket knife on upper arm
Small black doodle-style tattoos of symbols and objects cover both forearms and the back of the hands, which have dark nail polish.
Doodle-style symbol tattoos on forearms
Grey and red tattoo of the Tin Man holding a red axe on the inner forearm, with a small red heart beside him.
Tin Man character on inner forearm
Traditional colour flash sheet of Halloween designs including a vampire, witch hat, jack-o-lantern, poison bottles, candy corn and a severed head with a knife.
Halloween traditional flash sheet
Realistic colour tattoo on a back of an armoured knight on a dark horse, raising an axe and holding an eagle shield, with smoke and fire behind.
Armoured knight on horseback with axe
Flash design of crossed swords, axes, a game controller and a Pokeball around a banner reading Gamer Forever, shown on a dark textured background.
Gamer Forever weapons emblem
Flash design of a stag head with antlers, feathers and flames, above crossed axes and a ribbon, drawn in engraved linework with red accents.
Stag head with axes and flames
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing an axe embedded in a tree stump beside a small animal, with the words K is for Kate beneath it.
K is for Kate with an axe and stump
Pink flash sheet of black and pink gothic designs including a skull, werewolf head, skeleton, coffin, raven and eyes.
Gothic flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and creature
Flash sheet of horror tattoo designs in black and pink, including a skull, werewolf head, open mouth with fangs, skeleton, coffin, raven and creature head on a pink background.
Horror flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and coffin
Black lettering tattoo on the upper back reading I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, with a small axe illustration between the lines.
Lumberjack quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey axe tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work on the fingers and wrist.
Axe tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey ink drawing of a ship's anchor wrapped in rope, with two crossed hatchet axes behind it, on a pale parchment-style background.
Anchor with crossed axes and rope
Pink flash sheet of black and pink horror designs including a skeleton, werewolf head, coffin, raven, snake, bats, eyes and a severed hand.
Horror flash sheet with skeleton and werewolf
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows above the foliage, in a botanical style.
Axe with leafy branches and crossed arrows
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a firefighter Maltese cross badge with an axe and ladder over a shaded American flag with stars and stripes on an upper arm.
Firefighter badge and flag on upper arm
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha standing with an axe and a bowl of sweets, a small mouse at his feet and Sanskrit text below.
Standing Ganesha with mouse and Sanskrit text
Black and grey tattoo of a Maltese cross firefighter emblem with FIRE and FIGHTER banners and FD letters, shown on the forearm.
Firefighter emblem on forearm
Pen drawing flash sheet of tattoo designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a steampunk gas mask with a top hat above a Legacy banner, a Photo Factory banner, and a Union banner over a compass and
Steampunk mask and banner flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey battle axe with a wrapped handle and pointed butt, on the calf.
Red battle axe on a lower leg