This is a well constructed bar stool that is easy to assemble and very solid when assembled. However, the overall quality control of the finish of the wooden portions of the product is relatively poor. For example, on two of the legs of both stools that we purchased there are small indentations that appear to have resulted from the wood being pushed against something prior to packaging. What's odd is that the marks are on two legs of each chair and only on those legs. Furthermore, there are nicks on the wooden backrest of one of the chairs. These pieces were made in Vietnam and were well packed. The damages I've noted happened before the chairs were ever put into cartons. That's slipshod quality control IMO.
Well made but poor quality control
This is a well constructed bar stool that is easy to assemble and very solid when assembled. However, the overall quality control of the finish of the wooden portions of the product is relatively poor. For example, on two of the legs of both stools that we purchased there are small indentations that appear to have resulted from the wood being pushed against something prior to packaging. What's odd is that the marks are on two legs of each chair and only on those legs. Furthermore, there are nicks on the wooden backrest of one of the chairs. These pieces were made in Vietnam and were well packed. The damages I've noted happened before the chairs were ever put into cartons. That's slipshod quality control IMO.