The bench is just what i was looking for. I had an old, broken bench that "could " be revived, however it would take $50 in materials and hours of labor and still have broken pieces. The new bench is as shown. There were no instructions.. but it was SOOOOO simple to  put together. There was a minor split in the wood, but not enough to make me return it. It securely went into place and I believe the split will have no effect on the appearance or wear