Very heavy and very sturdy.  More heavy-duty than the picture makes it appear.  And the wood is much darker -- almost mahogany.  Straightforward assembly, but more confusing than it needs to be.  The difference between the outside supports and the inside supports is very, very subtle, but important.  If you get it wrong the first time, you have to start over.  (Why don't they place a peel-off label on these parts?!)  There are two sizes of washers for no apparent reason -- there is only a millimeter difference in their diameter.  Either would technically work -- why have two sizes?  The washers definitely had a greasy residue.  And the online assembly instructions don't match the delivered assembly instructions.  (It looks like somebody made an engineering change and they forgot to notify the web developers.)  But after it's all assembled, it looks and functions absolutely fantastic.  (I just wish they'd get the assembly details figured out.)