there are some reviews showing this look all funky but i can see where they go wrong. given that, they must also just be lazy or need to find some common sense, because if you use that brain a tad, you just have to make sure you are placing these in the right facing, because the longest board length has one “half” that is a bit shorter than 18 inches between the wholes in the end and the “middle” ones and the other “half” is a bit longer than 18 inches. the shorter “half” has both the shortest boards. its very nice