The directions lack any written information so you must follow the drawings.  However, look at all of the drawings before you attempt to put it together.  You have to look several pages ahead in order to understand what piece goes where.  Other than that the parts are well constructed and the finish is very good.  It may be a bit pricey but everything these days are becoming pricey.  The one thing I found as bothersome is the file drawer does not come out far enough and the files in the back end up in the back and hard to reach.  I will try putting something in the drawer to push the folders closer together.
Follow up:  The bottom filing drawer is a pain.  The drawer does not come out far enough to reach the files toward the back.  They fall off down in the drawer in the back and are hard to reach.  Buy a regular filing cabinet and make sure you can reach the back files.  The filing drawer makes a good junk drawer.