These are very sturdy and of good quality. I only gave it 4 stars because one seat arrived damaged with a chunk out of it and a second stool had drippy looking substances under the wooden overlay like when you put too much paint on a brush. I wouldn’t have noticed it until the sunlight hit it just perfect but I do want them to be perfect for what I paid for them. Customer service was great and they shipped out two replacement parts that day and I now have two stools that meet my expectations.