Great looking shelf. The shelves are not a consistent thickness... they hollowed out the under side of the shelves I assume to save weight/cost, which is clear when sitting near it such that you can see the under side of the shelves. Shelves are definitely sold wood, no veneers, something we were looking for. The metal frame itself is hollow, and shipping appeared to bend some of the shelf attachment angles due to that, but they put themselves right back into shape when attaching the shelves. Nice and sturdy when fully assembled.