Great chairs!! Bought oak. Look great but terrible to put together because 
1) all the screws are named the same despite being different lengths so I had to figure out for myself which ones go where; 
2) the Allen wrench that comes with the screws is the only one I could use because of the angle of the screws—I could not use my own ratchet—which would have made this easy to build; 
3) the directions did not specify if every hole got a screw; so we had to go back after completion and put in our “extra” screws. 
Although I’m able to build furniture, knowing what I know now I would have paid for assembly. No it’s not impossible to assemble but it’s not simple. It requires more time and effort than other chairs that I’ve bought.