I hesitated to buy this table but it was what I was looking for.  Some people said it didn’t hold up well.  I decided to buy it and have my husband put 4 coats of polyurethane on it.  I’ve had it for a year.  It has one or two spots when it has chipped but because it is rustic it doesn’t matter.  It has help up well but I’m sure it wouldn’t have without the polyurethane on it.  If you put a good coating of polyurethane on it, it is quite lovely.