First off, I really love the look of this table. It’s solid and gorgeous. However, as other commenters have said, the finish isn’t the best. I ended up sanding and waxing the whole top and sides so that it wasn’t rough and pokey. For the price, I would not expect to have to put in a whole days worth of work just to have it be useable. That’s the reason for the 3 stars.  Buy it on sale and with the intention of finishing it yourself. The photo is after I spent several hours on the top. It looks much better and the brain shows much prettier with a good finish on it.