Hello,
I finally got started on this and it went relatively good, but-- the two tail bolts didn't get drilled straight down and the head doesn't sit plain. I may try to fix this, because it looks wrong to me.
EDIT: wait a minute. Why was the head plain before and now isn't

maybe I try to turn the washer some

The wood needs to be sanded and coated, so all will need to come out again tomorrow. Good thing is, it works.