Be careful on step 1! DONT use a power screwdriver!
Step 1 consists of attaching two braces to the bottom/side of the bottom shelf. (See edit at bottom) The problem is that the screw threads only *barely* sink into the shelf, they barely go one threads worth in. So if you apply too much torque, you will immediately strip out the wood. To fix my screw/up, I filled in the holes with wood glue, let them dry, then carefully re/drilled pilot holes and tightened them *by hand* until only barely snug.
The rest of the assembly was pretty smooth and painless, but just know that you CANNOT use your power drill with a philips bit when you tackle step 1 or you will immediately strip the pilot holes.
Edit: Unlike many others here whose step 1 involves the Drawer Slides / I must have received different instructions. MY Step 1 consisted of taking the bottom shelf, and then attaching two braces to the bottom of it. In my copy, the steps involving the R/L drawer slides did not appear until step 3 or 4 (I forget which).
Be careful on step 1! DONT use a power screwdriver!
Step 1 consists of attaching two braces to the bottom/side of the bottom shelf. (See edit at bottom) The problem is that the screw threads only *barely* sink into the shelf, they barely go one threads worth in. So if you apply too much torque, you will immediately strip out the wood. To fix my screw/up, I filled in the holes with wood glue, let them dry, then carefully re/drilled pilot holes and tightened them *by hand* until only barely snug. The rest of the assembly was pretty smooth and painless, but just know that you CANNOT use your power drill with a philips bit when you tackle step 1 or you will immediately strip the pilot holes. Edit: Unlike many others here whose step 1 involves the Drawer Slides / I must have received different instructions. MY Step 1 consisted of taking the bottom shelf, and then attaching two braces to the bottom of it. In my copy, the steps involving the R/L drawer slides did not appear until step 3 or 4 (I forget which).