Be careful on step 1! DON'T 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 thread's 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! DON'T 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 thread's 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).