The chair was well packaged in a solid box and the parts were well tied together to avoid scratching in transit.
Assembly instructions were  simple and straightforward and easy to follow. Complete assembly by myself took 25 minutes with no issues.
This is a really nice looking and well built chair that is comfortable to sit in and rocks with no squeaks..a sign of a well built rocker.
The instructions suggested oiling the chair parts before assembly but the condition of the finish led me to skip this suggestion as I didn't thing it was needed. I will be oiling is in a month or so once the original finish is fully absorbed.
I am looking forward to a lot of enjoyment from this chair which was well worth the price.
My only complaint is a confusing succession of emails with different delivery dates including 2 emails from UPS with different tracking numbers. In the end it arrived on the originally promised date.