Friends:
Thanks for your humanity. I try to look on the brighter side of things -- arduous as that may be at times.

And no... the barrels allegedly come totally finished, blued and ready to fit right-out-of-the-box. I trust whatever fitting is necessary may not endanger the finish, etc. But if there are "glitches" I expect that to add that expense to the outlay.

But what the heck. This is supposed to be fun, right?

Best, Kensal