Cheap Hardware, Soft Wood: Looks Good From a Distance
I have bought small wooden furniture from vendors at and have never been disappointed until this one.
The wood grain is cheap looking, similar to the wide, loose grain of a pine board. The wood is also very very soft. Ive never received soft wood on the furniture Ive purchased in the past (also from Vietnam). Removing one of the assembly labels, my short and trimmed fingernail dented the wood (did not remove the finish).
The hardware is cheap and low quality. The cam bolts were powered aluminum and one of them snapped while tightening. The small bolts would not screw straight into the hole in the leg. Wood was so soft you could straighten the bolt as it was being screwed straight into hole drilled in the wood.
Parts did not mate well, cheap threads, cam bolts should have tightened flush, but did not. At least you cant see them when the table is assembled. Bottom shelf on table did not mate flush because of the super cheap hardware. The finish and color are attractive, but overall, I wish I would not have bought this because of the ill fitting hardware and super soft and crappy grained wood. Customer service did answer the phone, spoke clear english and is sending me a replacement cam bolt in the mail. If someone else would have assembled this table, I would have thought the table was fairly nice/ but they didnt.
Cheap Hardware, Soft Wood: Looks Good From a Distance
I have bought small wooden furniture from vendors at and have never been disappointed until this one. The wood grain is cheap looking, similar to the wide, loose grain of a pine board. The wood is also very very soft. Ive never received soft wood on the furniture Ive purchased in the past (also from Vietnam). Removing one of the assembly labels, my short and trimmed fingernail dented the wood (did not remove the finish). The hardware is cheap and low quality. The cam bolts were powered aluminum and one of them snapped while tightening. The small bolts would not screw straight into the hole in the leg. Wood was so soft you could straighten the bolt as it was being screwed straight into hole drilled in the wood. Parts did not mate well, cheap threads, cam bolts should have tightened flush, but did not. At least you cant see them when the table is assembled. Bottom shelf on table did not mate flush because of the super cheap hardware. The finish and color are attractive, but overall, I wish I would not have bought this because of the ill fitting hardware and super soft and crappy grained wood. Customer service did answer the phone, spoke clear english and is sending me a replacement cam bolt in the mail. If someone else would have assembled this table, I would have thought the table was fairly nice/ but they didnt.