The shipping was cry fast owing to the DC it came from being less than four hours from my house. Once it was received it sat in my office for a while but I finally got this put together. A few things were upsetting. First, the pre/drilled holes were not fitted to the appropriate screws that were sent; many of them had to be carefully drilled out with hand tools just so the screws would fit without shattering the wood. Second, 1/2 of the dowels were split down the middle lengthwise, a few shattered when trying to glue them into place. The third and probably biggest drawback is the finish of the paint. It scuffs, scratches, flakes, scrapes, and cracks with the smallest amount of pressure. All Ive done to this thing so far is put a tablet power cable on it and it is already chipped at the edges of the top. Gently hand/screwing in the cam screws made the paint/finish around the pre/drilled holes crack and flake off. If youre just going to repaint/finish this thing in the near future it wont be a problem. The unit I bought was white, maybe the more natural finishes dont have this issue. Not really too happy but also not a return/able offense, especially given the overall size and weight of this thing (its quite hefty.)
Okay, but sad paint ):
The shipping was cry fast owing to the DC it came from being less than four hours from my house. Once it was received it sat in my office for a while but I finally got this put together. A few things were upsetting. First, the pre/drilled holes were not fitted to the appropriate screws that were sent; many of them had to be carefully drilled out with hand tools just so the screws would fit without shattering the wood. Second, 1/2 of the dowels were split down the middle lengthwise, a few shattered when trying to glue them into place. The third and probably biggest drawback is the finish of the paint. It scuffs, scratches, flakes, scrapes, and cracks with the smallest amount of pressure. All Ive done to this thing so far is put a tablet power cable on it and it is already chipped at the edges of the top. Gently hand/screwing in the cam screws made the paint/finish around the pre/drilled holes crack and flake off. If youre just going to repaint/finish this thing in the near future it wont be a problem. The unit I bought was white, maybe the more natural finishes dont have this issue. Not really too happy but also not a return/able offense, especially given the overall size and weight of this thing (its quite hefty.)