I spent an entire Saturday putting this table and the benches together, only to find out over half way through with putting the table together, that a couple of the wood pieces were cracked and split. These defective pieces cause the table top to be visibly warped and there isn't anything I can do to fix the slant in the table. It was very disappointing to learn that someone would allow broken pieces to be shipped out to a customer, because it is clear they were not damaged in transit. I may not purchase furniture online again.