I was not looking forward to putting this together, envisioning many parts with holes to line up. I was very surprised at how easy it was to assemble. There were only 8 screws to put in and the allen wrench needed to tighten them was included along with a few spare parts. It took longer to unpackaged the stool than it did to assemble. It has a good looking saddle type seat that seems to be very comfortable but since it is not padded I can't say for how long. Overall it is a nice looking well made piece of furniture.