Ok, $95 bucks, what do you expect? It came out of the box with no scratches, etc. As usual, with these assemble it yourself, I use a strong glue, such as Liquid Nails, for the dowels and where the legs meet the table when I screw them together.. to avoid wobbliness, which is inevitable unless you use the glue (and they don't tell you about that). I find wood glue does not adhere well to the finish. Oh, I did have to re-drill one hole where the component would not go it..I was looking for a small testing desk for my office that matched my Cherry furniture. I took a chance on this as it was described as Walnut, but it does match the Cherry... same color. I knew before buying it that I would have to cut off about 4 inches from each leg, since it is the height of a kitchen island, and we needed desk height. The support rails were a good 6 inches off the ground, so we could easily cut the legs without interfering with assembling the rails.The drawer is a little flimsy, and I didn't do anything to reinforce it... just have to realize not to use it much or put heavy things in it. As long as you are willing to do a little reinforcement, this type of furniture looks great for the price The finish is nice and the top is solid. It does have some normal grain texture... good to know, but still works well for testing, etc.In sum, nice little table, and you need the following to build it (in my opinion): Phillips head screw driver, Strong Glue like Liquid Nails (not wood glue), a drill with large bits just in case, and an allen wrench bit is helpful if you don't want to screw the long screws in by hand with the tiny wrench they provide.

I am very please with this great product. It was easy to assemble and had zero problems with the materials or hardware.