Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Placement of a piercing

 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is attractive to one can leave the next scratching their head. Body piercing is a great example. Culturally we accept some piercings, like ears, as attractive and have off and on for centuries. 
Another common piercing location is the nose. Although relatively new to our north american Anglo-saxon culture it has been practiced in Indian cultures for thousands of years.
For myself personally, I find a discreet nose piercing tremendously attractive. For me the placement and size of the adornment is critical to pleasing the eye. I fully acknowledge that there are many factors that influence piercings and the associated jewelry that is worn, religious and culture being on the forefront. But in reality, in our society the placement and type of hardware is, for the most part, a personal decision.

 Should it be placed on the right? On the left? Should it be a stud? a hoop?
What works for one, will not work for another. The issue is....there is no going back. Once it's there....it's there. So you should make sure you do your homework. Do a little test drive and try stuff on.







So that is exactly what I decided to do.
I am at the point of locating where the water supply will go. I have an racing style pop open fuel cap. It's very cool with a spring loaded door and is...in my opinion....awesome. With a few minor mods I can fabricate it into a water supply inlet. But where to put it?.....









So I took it for a visual test drive. I looked at a number of locations but these were the top two based on location and ease on the eyes.



















Truth be known it looks like it will be a compromise between the two of these locations(see red dot)
But I haven't cut a hole yet......
'cause once it's there.......it's there......and a mistake just doesn't fade away.

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