The wood is pine, as clearly stated, so it is soft, as expected. Putting it together takes time (hours) and one has to be careful about piece orientation and follow the figures exactly. Use power tools only to screw the screws almost, but not tight (do not rely on the clutch even on minimum setting), and then hand tighten them. As other people stated, they put number stickers on the wood without consideration of location, so some of them need to be removed and they stick really well and are not easy to remove. They should use less sticky stickers for that. When put together they look good for the price. Made in Brazil.