"The OG" Handmade Tree of Life

I can't tell you the amount of pride that I had after making my first Tree of Life (more about the name later). I thought it was the most beautiful piece I had ever seen, and truthfully, I never even noticed the imperfections. That piece sold within about a 10 minute period, and it was at that point that I realized that I could actually do this for a living. That first Tree of Life was obtained by a collector, and then eventually found its way to Aaron of Blackbird MFG who does an amazing job of metal casting... and he made me a replica of that first ToL ;)   I had seen pics of that first piece over the years, and I thought to myself, "what was I thinking?" I mean, the "1" on the front face was crooked, the filing was jittery, and nothing was symmetrical about it. So, after receiving the piece from BLKbrd MFG, I decided that I needed to make an updated version... The same overall design, but with 'my style' that I've formed during my time in this game. So here goes...   The Tree of Lif