This island took a small part of the afternoon to put together. Everything fit perfectly. The wood block is heavy and a perfect size. In the block is a small hole that leads to a small bucket for scraping your peelings and food scraps straight into - this is inspired and my pigs at  thekitchensgarden.com are very grateful. On our small farm we have a lot of visitors who like to learn to cook and this island allows me to create three working spaces in my very small kitchen. Plus the wheels have locks (essential) and is easy to scoot across the floor and back when cleaning. I store all my bowls on the two shelves. Perfect.  I am already sharing this with my readers and they are loving it too! Thank you for an excellent product.