Well, the instructions are a little difficult to understand. The leaf of the table secures to a bar that rotates and allows the leaf to be flipped, folded and stored under the wings. I do wish the dovetails for the wings were a little tighter so the table doesnt slightly bow when elbows and weight are put on the ends. Very minor but noticeable. The rest of the table is beautiful. Very solid and well designed. I was able to assemble this in all of 25 minutes and had guests enjoying it that night!