The bench is much more attractive than I expected. It is generally well finished; a few rough edges, but nothing serious. The only issues are: (a) the bench pin included with the bench does not fit the slot. The pin's insert is rectangular while the hole is oval and much thinner and shorter than the bench pin. Unless I find a way to cut down the size of the pin insert (with no woodworking tools...), it is totally useless. (b) the instructions were for some other bench, not this one. I had to look at the photo in this website to figure out how to assemble, but it was not difficult.