Solidly built stool, but assembly was a bit of a challenge
The 29-Inch Barstool With Round Seat is a well built stool made from solid wood. A good value and mine arrived quickly after order.
Positives: Study construction.
Parts are all wood.
Holes and pegs aligned adequately.
Good price.
Negatives:
Instructions are meager, but adequate.
The hardware comes with an allen wrench, screws, and hole caps.
The pilot holes for the screws are narrow, and the instructions say to not use power tools.
The allen wrench is weak and short. Turning the screws with the allen wrench was nearly impossible. The wrench is too short to get adequate leverage, and too short to reach the bottom of the holes, except when used with the long end in the hole. That made turning the screws impossible, unless a pliars or other tool was used to increase the suitablity of the wrench. The wrench is of weak metal, looks like brass.
Screws themselves are weak, but adequate. A few pennies more for a proper sized wrench and stronger screws would be money well spent.
I ended up using an electric drill on low setting with the original screws and carefully turned them into place. I also used wood glue to secure the stools joints. Only the top and bottom rungs are threaded and the center rung is designed to be loose in the holes. Using wood glue made the stool much more stout.
Overall, my grade is a B. Well designed, quick shipping, and a fair price. If it had a proper allen wrench and better screws I would give this an A.
Solidly built stool, but assembly was a bit of a challenge
The 29-Inch Barstool With Round Seat is a well built stool made from solid wood. A good value and mine arrived quickly after order. Positives: Study construction. Parts are all wood. Holes and pegs aligned adequately. Good price. Negatives: Instructions are meager, but adequate. The hardware comes with an allen wrench, screws, and hole caps. The pilot holes for the screws are narrow, and the instructions say to not use power tools. The allen wrench is weak and short. Turning the screws with the allen wrench was nearly impossible. The wrench is too short to get adequate leverage, and too short to reach the bottom of the holes, except when used with the long end in the hole. That made turning the screws impossible, unless a pliars or other tool was used to increase the suitablity of the wrench. The wrench is of weak metal, looks like brass. Screws themselves are weak, but adequate. A few pennies more for a proper sized wrench and stronger screws would be money well spent. I ended up using an electric drill on low setting with the original screws and carefully turned them into place. I also used wood glue to secure the stools joints. Only the top and bottom rungs are threaded and the center rung is designed to be loose in the holes. Using wood glue made the stool much more stout. Overall, my grade is a B. Well designed, quick shipping, and a fair price. If it had a proper allen wrench and better screws I would give this an A.