The picture on looked like it would match the bar cart I got last year and, upon arrival, it did match. I was happy to find that it wasnt made in China so no worries about it being hardous to my health.
The material seems to be solid wood although a soft wood. Pieces seemed to fit together well and the screw holes matched up with what was being attached. Instructions were clear enough . Two minor points and one major. The knife rack screw holes were NOT counter sunk so the screws will either be visible or you will have to countersink them yourself. Since they included the caps for the holes, I suspect its an oversight. (FYI all the little screws and plugs had one extra included. Nice touch) The other minor point was that the interior shelves fit just perfectly but they are held up by four metal pins. The pins are, in my opinion, about 1/4 inch too short to securely support the shelves. I bought 12 pins at the hardware store and problem solved.
The major problem was when it came time to assemble the back panels. You first assemble the left end, and the front and rear frame. Before you attach the right end panel, you have to slide the rear panels into grooves in the top and bottom rear frame. Until that right end is attached the whole assembly is very unstable. It took over an hour of trying to insert the rear panels by myself before I gave up and asked my wife to help hold everything together while I got the panels in. And it still took another 15 minutes before success. Except for this one step, everything else was easy to do. Now that its all together it seems sturdy and very useful for meal preparation. Plenty of room!
Great! (Once assembled)
The picture on looked like it would match the bar cart I got last year and, upon arrival, it did match. I was happy to find that it wasnt made in China so no worries about it being hardous to my health. The material seems to be solid wood although a soft wood. Pieces seemed to fit together well and the screw holes matched up with what was being attached. Instructions were clear enough . Two minor points and one major. The knife rack screw holes were NOT counter sunk so the screws will either be visible or you will have to countersink them yourself. Since they included the caps for the holes, I suspect its an oversight. (FYI all the little screws and plugs had one extra included. Nice touch) The other minor point was that the interior shelves fit just perfectly but they are held up by four metal pins. The pins are, in my opinion, about 1/4 inch too short to securely support the shelves. I bought 12 pins at the hardware store and problem solved. The major problem was when it came time to assemble the back panels. You first assemble the left end, and the front and rear frame. Before you attach the right end panel, you have to slide the rear panels into grooves in the top and bottom rear frame. Until that right end is attached the whole assembly is very unstable. It took over an hour of trying to insert the rear panels by myself before I gave up and asked my wife to help hold everything together while I got the panels in. And it still took another 15 minutes before success. Except for this one step, everything else was easy to do. Now that its all together it seems sturdy and very useful for meal preparation. Plenty of room!