After many years of painting and repairing wooden  chairs I finally wised up and boght two of these.  The assembly was easy if you choose to follow the included instructions.  They are all the are advertised as.  They look wooden, appear quite sturdy and hopefully will last the 20 years warranted for instead of rotting in a few years as the wooden ones do.  Spend the extra money for these and avoid painting and repair of wooden ones.