This hammock stand is awesome!  It is made of very heavy wood, it is well constructed and is beautiful.  I had it shipped to my office and because the box was so heavy, I had to unbox it, loading the beams individually in to my vehicle. I think this is a good indication of how heavy duty the wood beams are.   It took me about an hour to assembly and even though instructions said more than one person was needed for assembly, I did it alone.  I used two chairs on each end to hold up the outer beams while i secured each beam to the base.  Not difficult at all. The canvas hammock is ok but i will probably order a more padded one with a pillow later.  Bottom line, I am very very pleased with this purchase.