The set looks very nice, however, close up, some of what should be wood is plastic,  I guess a positive is that the plastic saves trees.  The sanding of  the stick and mallet is very rough and  I think can provide splinters. Because of the rough finish I cant take the mallets apart to store them and  I am not sure they would fit back together.  Overall , I feel I overpaid, but I paid, and as long as my grands are careful, I will keep it.