Nice surprise!

Ok, I'm sure you are tired of the staining/varnishing pictures, but here is one final one showing the final results.  These won't be going anywhere for a little bit yet because I can't assemble anything until it has warmed up enough to paint the steel parts.
I got a nice surprise as I was in the farm supply store yesterday looking at replacement nuts and bolts.  If you have ever had to buy nuts and bolts "by the piece", you know that this adds up very quickly.  As I was pondering whether I wanted to spend the money for new hardware, it occurred to me to get on my phone and check the Jackson website to see if they sell the hardware as a package.  I thought it might be cheaper.  "!!!SURPRISE!!!" they send replacement hardware for free.  Woohoo...I'm getting all new nuts and bolts for absolutely nothing.  Awesome!