The toilet seat that I purchased was advertised as solid wood. Mine was the oak finish. The finish was very nice, but apparently the seat is not a hard wood as the lid resting on the seat leaves an indentation where the plastic stops rest on the seat. The longer I have the seat the larger the indentation on the seat becomes. The hinge for the seat also has to much play in it and moves when the seat is used. The plastic nuts holding the seat to the bowl keep coming loose. Tighten to much and the plastic nut strips the threads. Another reason not to buy a product made in China. I had purchased two other seats years back from this company and they were good quality, then they had them made in China and the quality has gone out the window.