Honestly for the price, it’s not bad at all! As everyone else has mentioned, the wooden boards are feel like they could snap in half but once they’re on the shelf itself it’s actually pretty sturdy. The shelf took me about 1.5 hours with one other person to build and neither of us are  that handy! We used the end of a hammer in lieu of a rubber mallet since this didn’t come with one. For the price I paid, I’m pretty happy with the product all things considered! Hopefully it stands the test of time