The assembly is standard twist lock and wood screw .  One of the twist locks was not positioned correctly and would not lock correctly (used a cabinetmakers  clamp to resolve) the two lid supports kept  the lid from closing all the way( 1/2"gap) I ended up removing them and using decorative chain to keep the lid from over opening but that makes opening the lid a two person operation, (we will only be opening very seldom so that is not that important. On the lid ,very visible, there is some adhesive that seeped out, I'm afraid to try and remove without harming the finish.On the steel base one of the threaded holes required 20 min of careful filing to remove excess metal from the tapping process.  All in all took 3 1/2 hrs to assemble 

Pros: It sure looks good
Cons: Because of poor manufacturing VERY difficult to assemble, if you have mechanical ability and tools .... go for it